Space is the Place (1 Viewer)

[Denny Oubidoux]

And still they tell us it's a man-made crisis

 

[pete]

i used to worry about remotely patching systems as far away as galway or cork...

NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth – Voyager

blogs.nasa.gov

 

[magicbastarder]

It's probably like patching an early 90s Casio calculator.

 

[pete]

Webb captures iconic Horsehead Nebula in unprecedented detail

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies, the Horsehead Nebula. These observations show a part of the iconic nebula in a whole new light, capturing its complexity with unprecedented spatial...

www.esa.int

 

[magicbastarder]

Largest astronomical digital camera switches on in Chile

3.2 glorious gigapixels to make 'the greatest movie of all time'

www.theregister.com

 

[pete]

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[therealjohnny]

Despite coming from the North West, I have never seen the aurora

Maybe tonight is the night. If they can see it in the UK we should be able to see it too..

"Although it won't be confirmed until after the event has reached Earth, there are signs tonight's Severe Geomagnetic Storm will be the strongest since 2005.This will mean it's likely all of the UK (cloud permitting) should be able to see the Aurora tonight if you look north"

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[chris d]

Just see a tree.

 

[ann post]

Too much light pollution there tbh.

 

[seanc]

I saw nothing. The sky looked a bit different. Light pollution I guess. We were quite looking forward to it.

 

[pete]

Too much light pollution there tbh.

lovely glow in the sky from the LED streetlights round our way

 

[ann post]

I grew up looking at them.

I lived almost 1 mile* from the nearest streetlight at that time, even then they look a bit imaginary. If you are in a town just go on instagram and look at photos from rural places.

*They were actually miles then, i'm not losing my edge here.

 

[chris d]

Mate in Galway is getting some action.

 

[ann post]

I should possibly nip outside now that I remember that i livein the middly of fucking nowhere

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Quite spectacular in Mullingar, can't get a good pic,

 

[therealjohnny]

Wow. I was in bed then remembered. Not as vibrant here but amazing. So beautiful. I had to call it a night because I'm in pain from looking up.

 

[ann post]

I've no tripod

 

[ann post]

 

[dudley]

Man, that was pretty wonderful. Think there's a good chance of it tomorrow night too. Some of the pictures on twitter have been just stunning

 

[pete]

couldn't see a thing. decided to point the gopro out the window in a general up and to the north direction for a night mode timelapse. that worked.