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One theory is that the star emitted a giant gas cloud into our direction. (How rude!)

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Space X crew launch to the ISS 9.33pm UK time tonight. Should be visable over UK about 15min later if the sky is clear.

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Mission been aborted due to bad weather. Next attempt Saturday.

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On 27/05/2020 at 21:36, ladyfiona said:

Mission been aborted due to bad weather. Next attempt Saturday.

Due to go im bout 20min if the weather allows.

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Saw the ISS but too much haze to see Crew Dragon behind it.

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Took OSP JR out last night to look for Comet NEOWISE as it was the first clear night in ages. We managed to see it after 11.30 at about 5 o'clock from the big dipper/plough half way between it and the horizon. Around midnight I could see it out of the corner of my eye as a bright smudgy line. We got a great view of Juipter and it's Galilean moons, Saturns rings and a very bright pass of the ISS! Try getting a 7 yearold to sleep after all that!!!

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Dragon has disengaged from the space station, the nosecone has closed and is being locked then Dragon will make its move to re-enter the atmosphere towards a splash down in the Gulf.

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Now both out of the capsule on board the recovery ship and off to get checked to see if they have the Covid virus.

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There is a great conjunction  on the 21st December when Jupiter and Saturn appear at their closest since the year 1623.

The blue circle in the picture below represents the diameter of a full moon. 

 

https://www.space.com/great-conjunction-jupiter-saturn-2020-fun-facts

https://www.space.com/jupiter-saturn-great-conjunction-2020

https://stellarium-web.org/

 

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1 hour ago, Cat O'Falk said:

There is a great conjunction  on the 21st December when Jupiter and Saturn appear at their closest since the year 1623.

The blue circle in the picture below represents the diameter of a full moon. 

 

https://www.space.com/great-conjunction-jupiter-saturn-2020-fun-facts

https://www.space.com/jupiter-saturn-great-conjunction-2020

https://stellarium-web.org/

 

Conjunction.jpg

Lovely to see you @Cat O'Falk *squeeze*

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22 minutes ago, torbrexbones said:

Where in the sky can we see this from central Scotland?

 

Pretty much from Inverness down to Glasgow if you look one hour after sunset you can see them very low in the SSW sky.

Altitude eight degrees. Azimuth 210 degrees.

They are visible to the naked eye.

 

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2 minutes ago, Cat O'Falk said:

 

Pretty much from Inverness down to Glasgow if you look one hour after sunset you can see them very low in the SSW sky.

Altitude eight degrees. Azimuth 210 degrees.

They are visible to the naked eye.

 

Unfortunately too cloudy here.  Hopefully see it tomorrow evening. 

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You got one job to do tomorrow at dusk** Scotland.  
Let’s see if you can avoid fahkin it up.  (We thought we saw the “bright light” today but it was just EasyJet coming in from Gatwick.)

 

Remember that wee comet last July, visible to the naked eye for over a week?  Yeah that one.  Let’s try to avoid the same back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back bullshit skies you provided upon my last visit. App says it ain’t-a-lookin good.

SCunto


**3:31pm

 

 

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Great conjunction live.

 

 

 

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21 hours ago, Cat O'Falk said:

Great conjunction live.

 

 

 

We were at Armagh Observatory lastnite but had to make do with the live stream. The cloud cleared too, late but we did get a good view of Mars.

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Miss Boudicca and Sir Cunto went to the best unencumbered SW horizon they could find - the Tarbat Ness Lighthouse.  Nothing in the way but the North Sea/Moray Firth.  Damn clouds.  But Boudicca used gypsy magic and the clouds parted, giving the DL power couple about one full minute of Conjunctive glory.  Then *poof* it was gone.

SCunto

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1 hour ago, Sir Cunto said:

 about one full minute of Conjunctive glory.  Then *poof* it was gone.

 

Open goal there.

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The "FTFY" merchants on this site are outright slacking imo. 

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2 hours ago, Sir Cunto said:

Miss Boudicca and Sir Cunto went to the best unencumbered SW horizon they could find - the Tarbat Ness Lighthouse.  Nothing in the way but the North Sea/Moray Firth.  Damn clouds.  But Boudicca used gypsy magic and the clouds parted, giving the DL power couple about one full minute of Conjunctive glory.  Then *poof* it was gone.

SCunto

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Did Bou get to see Uranus then?

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10 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said:

Did Bou get to see Uranus then?

 

Oh for a puke my guts emoticon.

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Well that went to shite quickly. 

 

It was actually a really wonderful thing to see. Genuinely sorry for the DLers who missed it :(

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34 minutes ago, Boudicca said:

Well that went to shite quickly. 

 

It was actually a really wonderful thing to see. Genuinely sorry for the DLers who missed it :(

Stop sodding about and answer the question.:)

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