Very cold (max -0.5) today and with a light covering of snow all day (about 1/3 of a centimetre).
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Originally posted by mangerton View Post
Nice...
20-20 cloud cover here
I was supposed to be going to dinner in the countryside just north of the M25 last night, with the prospect of some dark sky in sort-of-countryside (though not a patch on Galloway
) but it was cancelled.
We shall rely on your reports, mangerton
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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in the middle kingdom we are white in a sort of sporadically serious way and it is far too cold to nip out and recce the night sky!According to the best estimates of astronomers there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe.Comment
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Just back from walking the dog,the snow has disappeared and it's very cold indeed.Comment
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Me too ER.... snow makes it really easy to see in the woods without a torch....not as cold as last night....cloudy tonight, last night clear as a .... ....bell ?bong chingComment
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Weel, my online Scottish translator tells me to tell you *"Pit yer simmit oan"Originally posted by mangerton View Post
Quite clear here as well, goodluck with star gazing!
*Simmit is evidently Scottish for your second best vest! The things you learn on this MB!Comment
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Sorry to hear about your cancelled dinner, Cali. I hope you found alternative sustenance.Originally posted by Caliban View Post
Nice...
20-20 cloud cover here
I was supposed to be going to dinner in the countryside just north of the M25 last night, with the prospect of some dark sky in sort-of-countryside (though not a patch on Galloway) but it was cancelled.
We shall rely on your reports, mangerton
Well, I went out, and drove to a dark place. I'm actually staying at Isle of Whithorn, which is about 30 miles south of the Galloway Forest Park, but it's very dark here - so dark in fact that it's quite confusing!
We all know, I suppose, the major constellations like Orion, Gemini, Ursa Major and Cassiopeia. Tonight I saw all these, and thousands more besides, including the Milky Way. It's been several years since I've seen so many stars; that is one of the disadvantages of being a city dweller.
My ipad has an app - Night Sky - which uses GPS. You point the ipad at the sky and it tells you what you're looking at. Quite remarkable.
What I did not see was the comet. I had a look at the NASA website before I went out, and at the moment it's most easily seen just after sunset. I'll try tomorrow, weather permitting.Comment
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I'm not sure about second best. I rather think the word is applicable to any old (or new) undergarment. Anyway, I was well wrapped up, and all was well, thank you, though I'm sure a realOriginally posted by Anna View PostWeel, my online Scottish translator tells me to tell you *"Pit yer simmit oan"
Quite clear here as well, goodluck with star gazing!
*Simmit is evidently Scottish for your second best vest! The things you learn on this MB! would definitely have helped.
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Aw! Have another virtual one!Originally posted by mangerton View PostI'm not sure about second best. I rather think the word is applicable to any old (or new) undergarment. Anyway, I was well wrapped up, and all was well, thank you, though I'm sure a real would definitely have helped. Actually, pointing your ipad at the sky and it telling you what you are looking at is a bit, well, how can I say this? It's not exactly a train-spotterly approach is it, which consists of a little notebook and an HB pencil tucked in the pocket of your duffel coat? Or, going up a gear, venturing out there having studied the Brian Cox guide to stardom? All hair and teeth and a bloody know-it-all 
Don't mind me, I am only kidding and envious of your experience. I shall now retire to bed and dream of cometsComment
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Snowed in today! Not working at all!!Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750Comment
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Just seen this on BBC about the motorists trapped in cars on A23 between Brighton and Crawley, Sussex! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-21751026 Never mind BBM, it means you can listen to R3 all day and stay home in the warmth!Originally posted by Brassbandmaestro View PostComment
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Also on here to annoy you guys :) No, Be my usual self!! :)Originally posted by Anna View PostDon’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750Comment
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Just copied the same link to post here! Our Sussex contingent will have to find ways of keeping out the chillOriginally posted by Anna View Post
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Isle of Whitehorn EhMangerton....spent a really lovely week parked up in my van there 2 years ago....it's not that big a place, do you know the Farr's....bong chingComment
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As regards the ipad, yes, I see what you mean, and I suppose it is a bit of a cheat. On the other hand star maps have long been available, and it could be argued this is an updated version.Originally posted by Anna View PostAw! Have another virtual one! Actually, pointing your ipad at the sky and it telling you what you are looking at is a bit, well, how can I say this? It's not exactly a train-spotterly approach is it, which consists of a little notebook and an HB pencil tucked in the pocket of your duffel coat? Or, going up a gear, venturing out there having studied the Brian Cox guide to stardom? All hair and teeth and a bloody know-it-all
Don't mind me, I am only kidding and envious of your experience. I shall now retire to bed and dream of comets
I did the train spotting thing with my duffel coat and Ian Allan book all those years ago....
On topic, the temp reached the giddy heights of 8 deg today. The down side to this is that the skies at the moment are cloud capp'd.*
*And presumably the towers also. Caliban will know.Comment
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