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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2268  
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Clear sky tonight , Mars is clearly visible , large and orange .
Although I'm sure I seen a plume of green gas shooting out in the direction of Earth  |
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17th Apr 2014 10:21pm |
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| Tiger Member Since: 06 Jul 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 2265 
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When it's a clear night I quite like to grab my pillow and sleeping bag and sleep outside on the patio.
Fall asleep under the stars, wake up and see how they've moved. People think I'm mad but for 99% I sleep in a bed inside which isn't natural or special There seems to be a massive hang up about sleeping without a roof |
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17th Apr 2014 10:55pm |
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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2268
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+ 1
 it's great to be ' Normal ' mate eh ?
Army life does that to one |
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17th Apr 2014 10:58pm |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
Iss seen tonight at 22:00(ish),will be visible tomorrow (Saturday)about 21:01 looking south WEST.Will be an obvious, bright, white (not flashing and brighter than most other stars/planets)dot moving fairly quick (18000mph
 ) across the sky,so visible for a minute or more depending on when it disappears into the earths shadow.
Edited to add;Shuda said South West,doh! Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5. Last edited by jimbob7 on 19th Apr 2014 10:08am. Edited 1 time in total |
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18th Apr 2014 11:58pm |
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| Jimb1978 Member Since: 05 Sep 2012 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 808  
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Photographing the ISS has been a little hobby of mine recently. Here it is over our village earlier this week.
 Click image to enlarge This was my first successful attempt. I tried to look out for the 'dragon' spaceship last night. It was supposed to be docking on the ISS but it was too light to see it. I use the ISS spotter app on my iphone/ipad Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  2002 110 td5 |
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19th Apr 2014 8:05am |
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| Pam W Member Since: 25 Oct 2011 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1169 
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Currently lying in our Howling Moon Stargazer roof tent, listening to the crickets, and looking at the stars. Good view of the Milky Way tonight and Mars has been really clear for a few days now. All just viewed with the naked eye, no scopes. But all very pretty and interesting!
Current location is 125km south of Broome, Western Australia, about 200 metres from the Indian Ocean. Was about 36 degrees earlier, but a bit cooler now, thankfully!  Our blog - http://landytravels.com/
Yorkshire Off Road Club - http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net |
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19th Apr 2014 3:26pm |
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| Tiger Member Since: 06 Jul 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 2265
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Spent last night in a Bivvy bag at 500m in West Wales.
No light pollution and the sky was epic, saw ISS go over and plenty of satelites. Woke up to frost on my bag which is the price you pay for such clear skys at height. |
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19th Apr 2014 3:39pm |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
Be quick!! Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5.
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19th Apr 2014 9:06pm |
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