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RebsAbbo Experienced

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  • Location: Yorkshire Wolds
  • Weather Preferences: Hot sun, storms & ‘Oh no can’t go into work - snowed in’ days
  • Location: Yorkshire Wolds
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14 hours ago, Beverley Lass said:

Yay, Artemis 1 is finally on the way to the Moon.
Successfully launched in the last few minutes.  Spectacular sight in
the night sky.

Did you see it? I hadn’t realised it was being launched today and missed it….

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Beverley Lass Experienced

Beverley Lass

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  • Location: Near Beverley, East Yorks. (5 metres a.s.l.)
  • Weather Preferences: Something good in all four seasons
  • Location: Near Beverley, East Yorks. (5 metres a.s.l.)
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9 hours ago, RebsAbbo said:

Did you see it? I hadn’t realised it was being launched today and missed it….

I was lucky. I didn't know in advance  .. turned on the BBC morning news and there were pics of the rocket and
they said it was about to launch ... short countdown and it flew into the pitch black sky.
What a 'flame' !!   Please see BBC link for video.
"We rise together, back to the Moon and beyond"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-62778868

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Beverley Lass Experienced

Beverley Lass

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  • Location: Near Beverley, East Yorks. (5 metres a.s.l.)
  • Weather Preferences: Something good in all four seasons
  • Location: Near Beverley, East Yorks. (5 metres a.s.l.)
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Artemis Orion has sent us a picture of home.
Wow.  How precious that little blue ball is.

 

Could contain: Night, Outdoors, Nature, Moon, Astronomy

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Beverley Lass Experienced

Beverley Lass

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  • Location: Near Beverley, East Yorks. (5 metres a.s.l.)
  • Weather Preferences: Something good in all four seasons
  • Location: Near Beverley, East Yorks. (5 metres a.s.l.)
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https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1708151/nasa-artemis-mission-splashdown-live-watch-orion-spacecraft-enters-orbit-moon

The Orion capsule has safely returned to Earth.
Parachutes into the ocean a few minutes ago.

 

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  • Location: Whaley Bridge - Peak District
  • Location: Whaley Bridge - Peak District
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2 minutes ago, Beverley Lass said:

The Orion capsule has safely returned to Earth.
Parachutes into the ocean a few minutes ago.

 

A 1.4 million mile round-journey for Orion and from the preliminary telemetary-date it looks like it was off-target by only a few tens of meters. Hopefully it won't be too long before the life-support systems are installed & tested, before NASA aims for a crewed flight ahead of Starship.

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Beverley Lass

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  • Location: Near Beverley, East Yorks. (5 metres a.s.l.)
  • Weather Preferences: Something good in all four seasons
  • Location: Near Beverley, East Yorks. (5 metres a.s.l.)
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The Geminids are putting on a great show tonight, I've seen 4 in 10 minutes.

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  • Location: Yorkshire Wolds
  • Weather Preferences: Hot sun, storms & ‘Oh no can’t go into work - snowed in’ days
  • Location: Yorkshire Wolds
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10 hours ago, Beverley Lass said:

The Geminids are putting on a great show tonight, I've seen 4 in 10 minutes.

Glad you’ve seen some 👍🏼. I did look out last night but only from the bedroom window….unfortunately it’s just too cold to stand outside to watch, so not seen any 🙁

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  • Location: Yorkshire Wolds
  • Weather Preferences: Hot sun, storms & ‘Oh no can’t go into work - snowed in’ days
  • Location: Yorkshire Wolds
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Yey, just seen one!!! Phenomenally clear sky tonight. Still too cold to stand outside for long, so I’ll settle for just the one geminid 💫☺️

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Allseasons-Si Maestro

Allseasons-Si

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  • Location: Hoyland,barnsley,south yorkshire(134m asl)
  • Weather Preferences: severe storms,snow wind and ice
  • Location: Hoyland,barnsley,south yorkshire(134m asl)
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  • Location: Hoyland,barnsley,south yorkshire(134m asl)
  • Weather Preferences: severe storms,snow wind and ice
  • Location: Hoyland,barnsley,south yorkshire(134m asl)
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WOW.

Could contain: Sky, Night, Nature, Outdoors, Aurora

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reef

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  • Location: Skirlaugh, East Yorkshire
  • Location: Skirlaugh, East Yorkshire
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I was really annoyed to have missed this again due to cloud, just like when Saturn and Jupiter were close 15 months ago.

The weather in this country is a nightmare for astronomy!

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  • Location: Whaley Bridge - Peak District
  • Location: Whaley Bridge - Peak District
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Venus & Jupiter are looking great with plenty of breaks between the clouds here, a shame my old D3100 has finally 'given up' after a decade but the old Fujifilm has just about managed to get a worthy snap.

Could contain: Nature, Night, Outdoors, Animal, Bird, Flying, Sky, Texture

 

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Pixel

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  • Location: Welwyn Herts 115m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Surprises
  • Location: Welwyn Herts 115m ASL
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Took this photo of Venus and Jupiter on a Google Pixel phone from our backgarden yesterday at dusk... just before it clouded over 😅

Could contain: Silhouette, Reed, Nature, Outdoors, Sky, Vegetation, Tree, Scenery, Landscape, Night

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Jamie M Accomplished

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  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms & Snow
  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
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Could contain: Countryside, Hut, Nature, Outdoors, Rural, Shelter, Neighborhood, Night, Triangle, Shack

Venus and Jupiter conjunction on the 1st 

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Pixel

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  • Location: Welwyn Herts 115m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Surprises
  • Location: Welwyn Herts 115m ASL
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On 03/03/2023 at 14:02, Pixel said:

Took this photo of Venus and Jupiter on a Google Pixel phone from our backgarden yesterday at dusk... just before it clouded over 😅

Could contain: Silhouette, Reed, Nature, Outdoors, Sky, Vegetation, Tree, Scenery, Landscape, Night

in focus = No

atmospheric ?? 😉

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  • Location: Yorkshire Wolds
  • Weather Preferences: Hot sun, storms & ‘Oh no can’t go into work - snowed in’ days
  • Location: Yorkshire Wolds
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Just seen this from my garden tonight…..the small orange object. Looked like a flame, like a lit lantern but it moved faster than ‘floating’. Could it have been a meteorite? Or rocket launch? (Can’t find anything on Google for that).

 

 

 

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  • Location: Birmingham, Harborne 160 asl
  • Weather Preferences: Columus Bigus Convectivus
  • Location: Birmingham, Harborne 160 asl
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15 hours ago, RebsAbbo said:

Looked like a flame, like a lit lantern

Chinese lantern maybe

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Metwatch

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  • Location: Coventry, 96m asl
  • Weather Preferences: Snow in winter, thunderstorms, warmth, sun any time!
  • Location: Coventry, 96m asl
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Lost for words with this, the amount of detail is mind blowing 

 

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Beverley Lass

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  • Location: Near Beverley, East Yorks. (5 metres a.s.l.)
  • Weather Preferences: Something good in all four seasons
  • Location: Near Beverley, East Yorks. (5 metres a.s.l.)
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/breaking-nasa-announces-astronauts-who-29620260

NASA has announced the four-person crew for the Artemis II mission, which will set the stage of the first woman and person of colour to step on the moon, as well as paving the way for the future of long-term human exploration missions to the moon, and eventually Mars

How exciting !

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RebsAbbo

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  • Location: Yorkshire Wolds
  • Weather Preferences: Hot sun, storms & ‘Oh no can’t go into work - snowed in’ days
  • Location: Yorkshire Wolds
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It’s beautifully clear out there tonight & surprisingly not cold.

Venus is incredibly bright, sitting quite low in the sky, in a WNW direction 🌟

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Methuselah Maestro

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  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
  • Weather Preferences: Thunder, snow, heat, sunshine...
  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
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The story of the James Webb Telescope: 

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nficon2016.png Watch Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine | Netflix Official Site

WWW.NETFLIX.COM
The James Webb Telescope stirs imaginations with vivid photos of distant galaxies. This documentary tracks its historic journey from inception to launch.

 

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Beverley Lass Experienced

Beverley Lass

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  • Location: Near Beverley, East Yorks. (5 metres a.s.l.)
  • Weather Preferences: Something good in all four seasons
  • Location: Near Beverley, East Yorks. (5 metres a.s.l.)
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Wow, what a treat to see the Super Blue Moon tonight.
It's stunning here, just over the rooftops.  So big and bright.

😊

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