Star gazers

Hi kristen. No, we usually see the "Seven Sisters" anytime after mid-September depending on the "seeing" conditions. But I do look hard for them. Best observed through 'bins then you can see all of them, a gorgeous open cluster. Through 10X50's, on a tripod, I've counted 50, beautiful

 

(Sorry, thought you wrote the question "when CAN I SEE ...", rather than a statement, in your earlier post)

I don't reckon you'll see them at 10pm in Mid September as they'll only be 10 degrees above the horizon - well, unless you are on the beach or on board ship and have an unobstructed view to the East! By 11:15pm they'll be nearer 20 degrees. By 1st November they are up to 40 degrees at 10pm, so will have cleared the tree line here :thumb: Actually I suppose that might be 9pm if the clocks will have gone back by then?

 

Ah! Yeah. I see what you're saying. I actually live on the coast and have unobstructed views to the East and to the South. Lucky me I also live a little further South than you. Having said that, with the weather we're having, I consider it a bonus to even see the night sky!!

 

" Lucky me"

Lucky you indeed! I'm very jealous, and will jump in my car to be with you at 10PM on the 15th September :p

Clear skies!

 

Hiss/boo only saw 2 last night through a gap in the cloud nothing this morning raining,did see 2 last saturday night and if the skies clear in the next few days there is always a chance to see a few more.

 

And there was me thinking you had opened up a discussion about that wonderfully fragrant, richly coloured lily!

 

"only saw 2 last night through a gap in the cloud"

Stars? Blimey, we see thousands from our location.

Maybe you meant planets ... several of those lined up at the moment, but sadly just before dusk. The Antipodeans should be getting a good show with Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Mars all within a whisker of each other, and Jupiter on the other side of the night sky

 

Kirsten I think the thread was about the perseids maybe you should follow the topic more closely.:D

 

Did I tell you the one about ... :D

Sorry about that chaps.

 

Light pollution is a big problem John, most councils now are gradually changing the street lights for the downlight type which does help, how long it will take them is anybodys guess.

 

LUNAR ECLIPSE.
This Saturday, August 16th, people on every continent except North America can see a lunar eclipse. At maximum, around 2110 UT, 81% of the Moon will be inside the red core of Earth's shadow. It's going to look something like this:
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My little one will be pleased. I told her, at the last full lunar eclipse, that there wasn't going to be another one for yonks, and if she woke in the middle of the night she should look out of her window. (I hadn't thought about partial eclipses)

She woke in the morning in tears saying she'd missed it - I hadn't realised she thought it was a Big Deal! I think I'll wait for Clear Skies tonight before I tell her!


Thanks for the HeadsUp Walnut

 

Pleasure Kirsten hope you get a clear night.

 

Well it couldn't have been any cloudier up here so missed it so for anyone ese that missed it here's what it looked like,
THE ECLIPSE! It's over. Just hours ago, the full Moon slid through Earth's shadow, producing an 81% partial lunar eclipse visible from every continent except North America. "It was a wonderful sight in the early morning sky of Bright, Australia," reports Rob Kaufman. "This shot of the setting eclipse was taken with a Canon 400D, 1 second at ISO 400."
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