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    Solar and Aurora Activity Chat

    in Space, Science & nature

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    Thanks George wx for the explanation.

    Steavestorms I am SSSsssssooooo jealous !!!!!!! I didnt receive any email notification that there would be an aura and had given up actively looking some time ago :( Also in Norfolk :( Mum saw your photograph on the news and told me only way I found out :) You can see it on iplayer just fast forward to near the end

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01b4fgs/Look_East_East_23_01_2012/

    Fireball 6.48Am Today

    in Space, Science & nature

    Posted

    I did wonder about it being a firework backtrack but I dont know of one that would travel across the sky lighting it up, they are normally just up at an angle multiply or not and down !? I tried some of these societies once when I was trying to find a moon positioning compass (still looking, no I dont want a electronic thing but thank you they do look good) and did not find them helpful in fact not one bothered to reply so I cant say I would bother again. Probably better off asking the milkman he is around that time :o)

    It's probably one of two things.

    A piece of satellite debris burning up in the atmosphere. This happens quite a lot , as stuff like screws and bolts from the satellites eventually fall back to earth.

    Hope this helps :)

    Did not know that, I thought that all the debris always burnt up, got to be more careful when I go out.

    Fireball 6.48Am Today

    in Space, Science & nature

    Posted

    I have been trying to find any reference to a fireball this morning at 6.48am ( I have written the time down and will verify if necessary) I was in bed facing my curtains with my eyes shut, I could see it had become light quickly opened them and it was bright outside the curtains, opened them and a bright streak went towards the sea on the Norfolk / Suffolk boarder and the surrounding sky was lit up but not right down to the horizon ! No I had not been drinking. Please if anyone has found any mention as I can not find any mention of an accident, fireball or anything !

    Insect Photographs

    in Archived non-weather Photography

    Posted

    Perwetty flutterby Sunsetter, I saw one in the garden a couple of weeks ago, just sat on the Buddleia, stupidly I just stood there and watched it for about 5 minutes before I thought of getting my camera, as soon as I got back out there the little bugger had fluttered on :)

    LOL I do that but then I kick myself for not having just done it in the first place and the worst part is I never seem to learn my lesson !

    Solar and Aurora Activity Chat

    in Space, Science & nature

    Posted

    Thats more or less the conclusion I have been coming to but from a far more reputable source. If you read the "few examples of prior events" there is no evidence of domestic appliance failure or cars which some doomsday reports have claimed. The research I found from the aurora storm effect point of view reads like doomsday but if you look up how to protect electrical equipment it tends to be unplug and/or put it in a cardboard box and cover with aluminum foil. I can only assume that the aurora storm reports are accounting for the effects of all the people who have not unplugged their electrical items as the biggest threat seems to come from the power surge. I would assume that if it was not the case the government would be informing us how we can protect ourselves because there is no point in telling people at the last minuet.

    Solar and Aurora Activity Chat

    in Space, Science & nature

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    I knew I should have put my beans in earlier. Ive been a bit surprised about the effects, I expected the grouse to have a good year as the cold would probably kill the parasites that have been causing them problems but it has also been a good year for several insects ladybirds, swallowtails butterflies and I have never seem as many humming-bird hawk-moths as this year before which I would not have expected.

    Well I thought I would rent a lorry and put all my electrical appliances in it :) I just wanted to protect my hard drives as I have lost all my photographs before when I had just started photography and hadnt backed them up, heartbreaking ! I have read that you can use a car as a faradays cage to protect from flares but then I have read on the doomsday type warnings that the electrics in cars will probably be effected !? :)

    Solar and Aurora Activity Chat

    in Space, Science & nature

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    Thank you Kar999 very interesting ! I thought the photograph was manipulated until I read down to the caption, never seen one like that before, amazing.

    "The strongest geomagnetic storm on record is the Carrington Event of August-September 1859"" Lights spread as far south as Cuba and Hawaii; auroras over the Rocky Mountains were so bright, the glow woke campers who began preparing breakfast because they thought it was morning."

    All the doomsday films they have been making on viruses and climate change not long before the aurora version comes out, its just hard to believe that something so magical and beautiful can bring our world to chaos.

    Hope you still have your film camera at least you can take some photographs of it !

    Help With Bees Please!

    in Space, Science & nature

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    I noticed this today too - a very drowsy bee with a throbbing abdomen - the bee was flying very erratically too. Having said that, I've seen far more bees (bumblebees) this year than I've seen in previous years, which is good news. In the past I've always associated bumblebees with spring and only very early summer - this year, since March I've seen MANY. Also, I was talking to an ecologist recently, who was saying different bees have different peaks during the spring/summer season. Apparently, the red tale (black and red bees) are the first out (and seemingly the first to go as haven't seen a red tail for considerable time). Since then, I've seen many different kinds of bee.

    Rather worringly, I've seen far fewer honeybees this year, which apparently are suffering from mites which are apparently the cause for their sudden drop, along with changing farming methods, reduced habitat and herbicides/pesticides.

    A question I do have if anyone can help, are bees which I see regularly now in the evening time, and have done for the past few years - at least, I presume they are bees. They have very thick bodies like bees, fly like bees, but have darker, dense wings almost like moths. They are always either hovering around trees or flowers during dusk hours (never see them when it's light), particularly on warm and humid nights when they are most evident. I'm inclined at first glance to think they are moths, but they are too quick and direct in their flight pattern IMO for moths, which tend to flap about randomly. Also, they are very clearly gathering nectar from the flowers.

    Any thoughts?

    humming-bird hawk-moths by the sounds of it.

    Solar and Aurora Activity Chat

    in Space, Science & nature

    Posted

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    Something I do if I think there's activity, and I'm not sure if the glow ia aurora, is take a photo of the northern sky with a digital camera capable of a long exposure (5-15 secs, enough to bring out the stars). Most aurora is a very particular colour of green - if you see that green in the photo, then it's definitely aurora - yellow-orange is probably streetlight glow, blue probably twilight, whitish probably cloud. Your eyes don't see colours well in the dark, so this is a way of removing a little doubt if you're standing around in the cold! :)

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    Solar and Aurora Activity Chat

    in Space, Science & nature

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    I had read people saying (so long ago cant remember who) that there was no direct correlation between the suns activity and the whether. But as the sun was so inactive I had thought it might be a cold winter which it was and with the recent activity I am wondering if it will be a hot summer !? Im trying to grow watermelons this year slightly bias !

    Allotment

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    We have seen a couple of frogs around the pond and also this weekend we found a lot of newts, we also put a few bird feeders and a nest box up and around the shed this weekend so nice to hear we are doing things along the right lines.

    We have houses and the main town one side and then an area called the meads which is a huge wetland area but lots and lots of rabbits, which we have been warned about and fenced of the areas where i intend to plant.

    managed to get planted this weekend two rows of potatoes, a row of onions and garlic. all the the rest we are planning on planting are currently growing well in pots all around the house at the moment and will look at transferring them over the coming weeks, still have a lot of rubbish to clear and areas to dig but getting there.

    We have started with the basics but would love to try some things that are not the norm so any hints or ideas would be great

    Last year I tried Barlotto beans but could only find dwarf, I found climbers this year from suffolk herbs. Good for drying out and putting in soups or just eating.

    Cicoria which can be cooked or eaten raw in salads. Its slightly bitter and gives a nice bit, yummy.

    Globe artichokes, I grew mine from seed as I couldn't find any plants but the second year they were huge and the black fly also loved them !

    Trying Zucca which is a pumkin, I should imagine that will be alright over here.

    My prize crop this year if it works is water melon, sugar baby. It says sow in the greenhouse in 7cm pots at 18 degrees c or later sowings direct in a seed bed and the seeds were purchased from suffolk herbs so I hope they will grow, your children would defiantly love them ! If anyone has grown them I would love to hear how they went !

    I agree with Pottyprof strawberries ! They taste so much better than shop brought ones ! If you find some strawberries that you like you could just use the inedible ones to grow for your plot. Theres a freezable variety which has a nice flavor to it which I cant remember the name of right now but when you take them out of the freezer they are the same consistency as the tinned variety

    "meads which is a huge wetland area " Gulp I hope the midges dont like you ! :lol: You should see some great wildlife there though, hope you get swallows !

    Just in case you still get problems with rabbits I had read they recomend a fence is 1-1.2 metres high and dug into the soil 30 centimeters and turned out away from the plot. I know from experience they will chew through plastic :nonono:

    Allotment

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    Ive had an allotment for awhile. I recommend the pond for frogs and toads. Some flowers to attract beneficial insects and if you put a feeder near some cover (bust or tree) for the smaller birds they will come back and take all your nasty insects to feed their young.

    I dont know if yours is in a built up area or not(it looks quite rural) but I have deer, fox, stoats, rats, rabbits, pheasants, rabbits and a flock of residential pigeons among others. I would advise you to look around first and last thing to see what you are up against ! I had food growing in the summer and thought things weren't to bad but come autumn everything got eaten down to the ground even thick brasica stalks and leeks. :whistling: The only thing you can do is fence it all off and stop large birds from being able to land on some crops, they will always go for the easy meals first. But dont let me put you off I love being down there just to see the wildlife ! :unsure:

    I dont know if you are interested in growing italian foods but I have found they all grow well here (Norfolk) although I am just trying watermelon for the first time. Have fun ! Dont forget to put your first earlies in now !

    Forgetting

    in Photography Equipment / Hints and tips

    Posted

    LOL feeling your pain ! I had just moved to a new area to do a photography course and I was new to photography, not technically minded and not that fit due to a knee injury. I had just read that Andy Rouse recommended just going out for a walk without your camera gear to get to know the area and it wasnt to hard to convince me given the weight and it was that really hot summer ! Anyway out on my walk I came round a corner and there was a tawny owl bathing in a puddle ! :lol: I went back several times in the same weather conditions with my camera never saw it happen again ! :80::D :unsure: very important lesson learnt ! Amazing experience all the same ! :lol:

    Shine On Harvest Moon

    in Space, Science & nature

    Posted

    Your obviously the man to ask as I saw your blue moon post as well :lol: I am trying to learn about the moons movements. So I would like to know when the moon will rise, how it will move through the sky and when it will set.

    I had read that August is harvest moon-one of the loveliest as it hangs low over the ripe cornfields (Obviously you need cornfields for this one)

    and

    September-Hunters moon-very large and low to the horizon

    Are these two statements correct ? Is there more than one hunters moon or does it change each year ? Can you recommend a book,website or something that will explain when the moon will rise, how it will move through the sky and when it will set. I have looked for so long to try and get a moon positioning compass but sadly they dont do them any more :(

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