Solar eruptions mean Northern Lights 'could be seen in Britain' 05th Aug 2010

[Mulreay]

Just a heads up for anyone who lives in Britain as do I, and especially the north.

Britain heads for a light show

[harry 48]

i'll have a look to-night gramham but will we see them in Belfast

[BC_Programmer]

gramham: ham the way grams used to make it.   

[Mulreay]

i'll have a look to-night gramham but will we see them in Belfast

That would be Graham,  known you for a while now Harry  

Belfast you may struggle but it's well worth a look. I have done some astronomy checks and these are the results for Belfast

Belfast, United Kingdom Astronomy
Sunrise: 5:42 AM IST
Sunset: 9:18 PM IST
Moon: Waning Crescent (26%)
Moonrise: No Moon Rise
Moonset: 5:56 PM IST
Visible Light: 17h 05m
Daylight Length: 15h 36m
Tomorrow: 3m 48s shorter

also


Belfast, United Kingdom weather (54.7°N/6.2°W)
Updated: 4:20 PM IST (August 05, 2010)
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy
Temperature: 61°F (16°C)
High/Low: 62/55°F (16/12°C)
UV: 3/16
Humidity: 68%
Dew Point: 50°F (10°C)
Pressure: 29.89 in/1012 hPa
Wind: West at 13 MPH (20 KPH)

It is similar to here, well worth a look and hope the cloud cover clears. Good luck buddy in your night time viewing.  
Let me know how you get on.

[Geek-9pm]

My question is:
Given the current economic problems...
How can the British afford to pay for this show? 

[Mulreay]

My question is:
Given the current economic problems...
How can the British afford to pay for this show? 

Heh nicely said 

But for all those in financial crisis I am told the light show will be free for all 

[BC_Programmer]

Heh nicely said 

But for all those in financial crisis I am told the light show will be free for all 

Except foreigners, bloody freeloading yankees, and let's not forget "aboot" their retarded Canadian cousins! Bunch of inbred folk they are, bloody chav stock! 

[Mulreay]

Not much to say there BC except 

[harry 48]

My question is:
Given the current economic problems...
How can the British afford to pay for this show? 

i think your right , and half the people may not see it 

[harry 48]

Except foreigners, bloody freeloading yankees, and let's not forget "aboot" their retarded Canadian cousins! Bunch of inbred folk they are, bloody chav stock! 

  you will get some replies for that can't wait to read them


Quote from ?? ; Graham  sorry  , arry

[Mulreay]

Would be great though Harry 48, so heads up in the evening. 

I will be taking my camera out to see if I can get some picks... hopefully but doubtful. Will post on my site if there are any. No point in a telescope as it won't make the clouds go away and you will have a smaller vision of the event.

[Salmon Trout]

I saw the aurora from Ripon, in North Yorkshire once.

[Mulreay]

I saw the aurora from Ripon, in North Yorkshire once.

That's really good, maybe you should try tonight.     

If you see it you will appreciate it.

[Mulreay]

As an update

http://www.spaceandscience.co.uk/index.php/articlesresourcemain/41-spacearticles/583-northern-lights-and-solar-flare-2010.html

[Mulreay]

Not long now... the clouds are scattered but could result in a problem... anyone Scottish here? As they have the best chance to see it and maybe take a picture.....

[Salmon Trout]

That's really good, maybe you should try tonight.     

If you see it you will appreciate it.

I'm in Bristol, about 200 miles further south, but I'll still have a look.

[Mulreay]

OK just checked the sky... we have about 1hr 45mins     not much

[Mulreay]

The clouds are starting to dissipate here in Manchester, but not sure if we will see it..

[Mulreay]

Please someone if you can and your British or anyone take a picture.

[harry 48]

Not long now... the clouds are scattered but could result in a problem... anyone Scottish here? As they have the best chance to see it and maybe take a picture.....

i don't think the commputer age has reached as far as Scotland yet 

[Mulreay]

i don't think the commputer age has reached as far as Scotland yet 

 Lol 

Maybe they just want and go on about 'friieeddeeemmm' maybe not. 

[Mulreay]

I certainly am spending the next twelve hrs looking at my sky rather than a keyboard. But I will try to 'after my site' give some idea what is going on.

[Mulreay]

The night sky is looking scattered which is really good. It's better than complete cloud cover, let us know if you see anything.

[Mulreay]

OK unfortunately the sky was nearly impossible to view for me as the cloud was too widespread. I hope some others caught the night sky. Please post pics if you did.

[Slade]

Wish I could of told my sister, she was spending time there.  Today was her last day some where in Britan

[harry 48]

hi graham , just posted this on your site i'll be out watching it , on a chair with beer in hand 

 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/38/20100810/tsc-spectacular-meteor-shower-to-grace-b-98fda55.html

[Geek-9pm]

What is the next show...   
..and will it come to this side of the pond?

[Mulreay]

Awesome Harry thanks for the heads up. Thursday seems to be the night when it climaxes, but I for one will be out every night.

[Slade]

Wait!?  So it hasnt happened then.  My sister still had to leave sadly

[BC_Programmer]

Wait!? 

No.

[Slade]

Any one going to record it or something for all us then?

[BC_Programmer]

Any one going to record it or something for all us then?

Why?

[Zylstra]

Hey yall,
I saw this post. I am also a star gazer, and one website I would like to recommend watching to find out more things such as this is www.spaceweather.com
You can subscribe to their email newsletter, which only come when there is something interesting going on "up there".

Disadvantages: at the bottom of every email, they remind you about their pay-for phone-alert ("Aurora Alerts") service, not a hassle, however.

I didn't get to see them here yet. Scientists believe it is still possible for high-altitude watchers to see the Northern Lights for the next day or two.

[Slade]

cause not all of us will be able to see it

[Mulreay]

Hey yall,
I saw this post. I am also a star gazer, and one website I would like to recommend watching to find out more things such as this is www.spaceweather.com
You can subscribe to their email newsletter, which only come when there is something interesting going on "up there".

Disadvantages: at the bottom of every email, they remind you about their pay-for phone-alert ("Aurora Alerts") service, not a hassle, however.

I didn't get to see them here yet. Scientists believe it is still possible for high-altitude watchers to see the Northern Lights for the next day or two.

Thanks for the link will come in handy for my site that. 

[harry 48]

Wait!?  So it hasnt happened then.  My sister still had to leave sadly

no , this is different from mulreay's post , i'm just letting him know about it 

[Slade]

I was confused though for the most part

[Mulreay]

I was confused though for the most part

I don't see how you could be confused if you read the thread from the beginning.  The Aurora and meteoroids are two completely different things.

[Slade]

thought you were meaning the same things

[rthompson80819]

So did anybody in Britain actually see them?

[Mulreay]

So did anybody in Britain actually see them?

Too cloudy for me to see the Aurora but going out in a while to look at the skys. Thursday is the best bet for the shower.

[Slade]

Be careful for any near by. 

[BC_Programmer]

Be careful for any near by. 

 

[Mulreay]

Well I was outside for an hour and I saw 3 very bright meteoroid streaks. Very cool. Going into the big park tomorrow near where I live to see if I can get away from some of the light pollution. On Thu hopefully going into the hills around my city away from the bright lights when the shower will be at full strength.
Will keep you posted on anything I see.

[Slade]

In case there really close was all

[Mulreay]

In case there really close was all

Yeah there not that close squall, sorry Slade.

[Slade]

Well long as you didnt get smitted by one.

[BC_Programmer]

Yeah, those meteoroids are pretty hot, it's hard not to get smitten with one. They have a warm personality, but once you stop moving, you realize, their as cold as stone.

[Slade]

well its not likely.  I know that this one girl got hit by lighting before she got purposed too.

[BC_Programmer]

well its not likely.  I know that this one girl got hit by lighting before she got purposed too.

OK. a meteoroid, to my understanding, never hits the ground. these are little bits that flew off a comet and are still orbiting the sun, there is zero chance that any of them are large enough or are composed of the proper material to hit the ground. And if they did, they would be known as meteoroids. But again, since most of it is just ice, the most that might happen is a little shower in some remote cornfield.

Additionally... Lightning? when did that come into the discussion even remotely? what next, are we going to discuss the probability that during the storm a viewer get's trampled by an elephant seal?

[Slade]

was saing that some times, the most unlikely things are probable of happen

[Mulreay]

And if they did, they would be known as meteoroids.

Meteorites I think you mean. 

[BC_Programmer]

Meteorites I think you mean. 

yes, my mistake.

[Allan]

yes, my mistake.

Wow. Second time this year. You're slipping BC.

[Mulreay]

Wow. Second time this year. You're slipping BC.

LOL it must be something in the water. 

[rthompson80819]

From the Money Times earlier this year.

Lorton, VA., January 23 -- A small meteorite hit the roof of Dr. Frank Ciampi’s clinic in Virginia on Monday. There were no reports of injury or loss. Dr. Ciampi practices in a small town of Lorton.

“I was in my office doing charts. It was Monday, a little after 5:30 p.m. And I heard a loud boom, almost like a small explosion,” said Ciampi.

The news was confirmed five days later by the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History as they were finding out whether the rock was a meteor or not.

"The first thing we look at is what's called the fusion crust on the outside. It's kind of a black, shiny coating, because when it passes through the atmosphere, it's melting a little at a time. So it's like an outer layer of glass, of melted rock," said Linda Welzenbach, manager of the meteorite collection at the museum

[BC_Programmer]

From the Money Times earlier this year.

And?

[rthompson80819]

And I'm glad I wasn't sitting in the waiting room at the time.