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Space, Stargazing and the Night Sky

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  1. Idioteque I’ll laugh until my head comes off

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    Luckily this comet is east to find. Rises just above where the sun sets.
     
    Idioteque, Jul 19, 2020
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  2. Idioteque I’ll laugh until my head comes off

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    ISS flyover in the next few mins
     
    Idioteque, Jul 19, 2020
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  3. ArchiePelago

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    I took this photo a couple of nights ago. First time I've taken a night time photo, thankfully there's plenty of websites with helpful tips on how to photograph the comet at the moment! It's just becoming visible now to the naked eye down here in the south of England, and is easily visible by 11:30pm, so I would think maybe about an hour after that if observing from central Scotland? Neowise from Downs (2).JPG
     
    ArchiePelago, Jul 20, 2020
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    That's brilliant, too much cloud up here
     
    Buster, Jul 20, 2020
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  5. wd2oo3 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Watch a few different channels on YouTube in space and astronomy and find it fascinating.

    Just spent four days down in Wicklow with the family during the weekend . Went out for a smoke at the back of 12 and gave her a shout because it was clear and there was loads of stars . A flash caught my eye and said to her to look at it too, from the flash the star dot moved to the side dimmed and disappeared. No idea what it was at all. Googled it couldn’t find anything . She never seen the flash but seen it moving and disappearing. Was looking up for a while after to see if it would happen again but didn’t .
     
    wd2oo3, Jul 21, 2020
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  6. ArchiePelago

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    That's a great spot! If it continued to move quickly, fade and disappear after the flash, I would think that it was probably a fireball, a small piece of meteoroid rock that burns up as it enters the atmosphere. I saw one once about 10 years ago, a lovely sight.
     
    ArchiePelago, Jul 21, 2020
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  7. Davbhoyinoz

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    Supposed to be clear here tonight so I will probably go out and take some photos.
     
    Davbhoyinoz, Jul 21, 2020
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  8. Sean Daleer Free Palestine Gold Member

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    SpaceX live feed of their test launch of Starship. This could be * epic.

     
    Sean Daleer, Dec 8, 2020
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  9. Mr. Slippyfist

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    Only for rockets like you :56::56::56:
     
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  10. Sean Daleer Free Palestine Gold Member

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    You still here *? Must be a record :giggle1:
     
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  11. Mr. Slippyfist

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    Call me Neil :fear:
     
    Mr. Slippyfist, Dec 8, 2020
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    I know we wanted rid of NL and the board but I think locking them inside a rocket and launching them into space is a wee bit drastic
     
    Wee Baldy, Dec 8, 2020
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  13. Sean Daleer Free Palestine Gold Member

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    Less than a min to launch.
     
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  14. Sean Daleer Free Palestine Gold Member

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    Aborted lol. Raptor engine fail.

    SpaceX will try again tomorrow
     
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  15. Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy

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    Ah well
     
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    3 and half mins to launch.

     
    Sean Daleer, Dec 9, 2020
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  17. Idioteque I’ll laugh until my head comes off

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    Delayed again
     
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  18. Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy

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    10:40pm expected
     
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  19. Tim-Time 1888 Always look on the bright side of Life Gold Member

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    [​IMG]
     
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  20. Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy

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    It looks so cartoonish

    Expecting it to land on Wile E Coyote's head at the end
     
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