Heavenly sights

[Oilhed]

Did anyone see the solar flare on the bottom at the time of totality in the Northeast

I think one of my pix shows a solar flare, I see some orange around the edge, but not sure if it's just me or a real solar flare..will edit later for imgur link

Solar Flare?

We had an orange banana hanging from the ring towards the end of totality. It was awesome.

[arcticdude]

Did anyone see the solar flare on the bottom at the time of totality in the Northeast

It wasn’t a flare, as it lasted to long and was to big. It was a prominence, per the scientists. It was clearly visible through the solar binoculars I had.

[Oilhed]

I saw it on the bottom in NY. A coworker took a picture of it on the side in Texas.

[LadyDraco]

The Lyrid showers are coming up...

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentia ... or-shower/

[JimVonBaden]

Not mine, but very cool.

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[Delicate Snowflake]

The eclipse lets the comet-chasers view comets close to the sun that we normally can't even see.

Pic from Sky & Telescope.

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[campfire]

Local news is really pumping up the possibilities of seeing the aurora borealis from the Bay Area here.
I hope so, setting the alarm for midnight to check it out.

If not...... I'll just pee and go back to bed.


https://www.ksbw.com/article/northern-l ... t/60760383

[Delicate Snowflake]

If you don't have clouds, go outside tonight!

"aurora as far south as California and Alabama in the U.S. and as far north as Sydney, Australia in the Southern Hemisphere. Folks in the northern U.S. will see the aurora expand well beyond the zenith deep into the southern sky."

Full details are here.

Pic below is from Minnesota, 9 May.

[campfire]

Already have the spotting scope set up in case I need some help.
Forecast is for CLEAR skies tonight!!!!

[drlewall]

we could see it from AR..not my pic but from a friend

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[LadyDraco]

It's hard for me to see horizons, And we had cloud cover .
And I didn't feel like trying to get on top of the mountain at 1 am...


It's still a great Pic !

[Delicate Snowflake]

We've had 400mm / 16" of rain these past days... have completely missed any chance of aurora

[drlewall]

you should not need to irrigate the garden anytime soon then..

[Delicate Snowflake]

you should not need to irrigate the garden anytime soon then..

According to the star-gazing forums, the best way to make it rain, is to buy a new shiny telescope!

[Delicate Snowflake]

Pics from the news paper...


Melbourne, Australia [about 37 degrees south latitude]

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Near Christchurch, NZ [about 43 degrees south latitude]

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[Delicate Snowflake]

Already have the spotting scope set up in case I need some help.
Forecast is for CLEAR skies tonight!!!!

Did you get a good show?

p.s. I just realised we both posted here the other day about the aurora within 2 minutes of each other... great minds think alike?

[campfire]

Already have the spotting scope set up in case I need some help.
Forecast is for CLEAR skies tonight!!!!

Did you get a good show?

p.s. I just realised we both posted here the other day about the aurora within 2 minutes of each other... great minds think alike?

Nope! Stayed here at the house with street lights around, the neighbors porch light, and trees to the north. Have a friend that's up in Alaska with his wife, boy did they get a show.
Buddy down near Prescott Arizona sent me this one.

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[Delicate Snowflake]

From Tasmania [pinched from a newspaper article].

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[campfire]

Don't forget to look up when hiking..........

Space debris from SpaceX Dragon capsule crashed in the North Carolina mountains.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/space-debris ... 07403.html

[campfire]

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is pretty amazing to see up in the sky