Tribble
Killjoy Boffin
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FFS when I first read this I thought you had spelled "starling" with a Russian accent.Finally made it outside on time (and had a clear night) to see a Starlink train
That sounds fascinating, I will give it a go tonight.Finally made it outside on time (and had a clear night) to see a Starlink train (forecast from https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/?special=starlink )
WOW - that's a great resource Tribble - thanks!Finally made it outside on time (and had a clear night) to see a Starlink train (forecast from https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/?special=starlink )
And bloody hell, there were a lot of them. Dozens of Starlinks in their merry little chain going roughly west to east, other sats going north, some south. Reminded me of that deleted scene from Star Wars when Luke is watching the Tantive IV/Star Destroyer battle from the ground.
Didn't see much in the way of the Lyrid meteor shower though (they peak Tuesday), maybe brief flashes in the corner of the eye.
Finally made it outside on time (and had a clear night) to see a Starlink train (forecast from https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/?special=starlink )
And bloody hell, there were a lot of them. Dozens of Starlinks in their merry little chain going roughly west to east, other sats going north, some south. Reminded me of that deleted scene from Star Wars when Luke is watching the Tantive IV/Star Destroyer battle from the ground.
Didn't see much in the way of the Lyrid meteor shower though (they peak Tuesday), maybe brief flashes in the corner of the eye.
About half an hour ago was correct. Very poor show here, too much light pollution I guess.Hmm well I saw about three, maybe one a minute - so I guess that was the starlink. And then my neck started really hurting and I got cold. What a wimp. I was rather hoping to see more than one at once. But maybe to try another night. (It did occur to me that maybe I was out there at the wrong hour - GMT vs BST and all that?). Saw a few of the Lyrid meteors too!
I noticed a similar thing happening just a week or so ago, I was struck with how different layers of air masses were moving in totally different directions in the same patch of sky.I was in the garden yesterday late afternoon and I saw what I assumed was a balloon (one of them helium filled ones) floating overhead, way up high. It appeared to be black and circular, but TBH reaching the limits of what I could make out with the naked eye.
I then realised it was travelling at right angles to the prevailing wind at ground level, and also the direction of travel of the cloud cover.
I mean I guess there could have been a layer of air/wind travelling that way.
But I watched it for a minute or so, not deviating from it's path at all, until it became too far off for me to keep it in sight.
One of the coolest things I've ever gotten to do was stand on top of Pike's Peak and watch the clouds.I noticed a similar thing happening just a week or so ago, I was struck with how different layers of air masses were moving in totally different directions in the same patch of sky.
The reason apparently is that is one (or more) air masses are moving over the one below at a different heights.
*Good indicator of how the Sun can insert odd refractive images here!Clouds are amazing things. The white mass you see is formed from water droplets which form in air around tiny particles, and the boundary between a mass of air which has visible water droplets and a mass of air with invisible, transparent water vapour is quite sharp, so the cloud looks very solid.
But in reality that surface is completely defined by the environmental conditions in the air at that point, and the apparent edge of the cloud is a transient boundary and not fixed at all. That's why they seem to 'boil' and writhe in these speeded-up clips.
also a moving picture makes it easier to spot than a still image.It's really quite convincing though in a picture. I'm sure if any of us were actually there though we would say "hang on, isn't that a blimp?"
Notice that the angle of the 'beams' from the 'lights' are angled downwards in an 'V' direction, i.e. likely from the ground upwards, suggesting that they are probably caused via laser's. Beams from the sky down at an '/\' angle from unknown lights would be be more in line with any mysterious sightings I would think?Mysterious UFOs spotted in the skies above Edinburgh
Locals in Leith had some hilarious suggestions on Friday night when some unidentified flying lights beams appeared overhead.
Source: Daily Record
Date: 1 August, 2020
Edinburgh residents were left shocked after spotting 'UFOs' in the skies.
One Leith resident spotted the mysterious beams projected above her home at around 7pm on Friday night.
Puzzled about their origin, she shared the images to a local Facebook page to ask if anyone could shed any light on what she'd seen.
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https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/mysterious-ufo-spotted-skies-above-22454486
I think it might work something like this 'L Lucan' ~ if it was a double-glazed window pane...My wife and I spent a couple of nights staying in Sydney last week (Shangri-La Hotel 31st floor). We had a great view from our room and the weather was sunny so I took a few pictures of the Harbour, the Bridge & Opera House and despite holding my phone against the window, a reflection of a room light still managed to appear in the image. See below - middle of the picture at the very top.
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