Melanius Mullarkey Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Oops. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 (edited) Fucking hell, what a show. Thought it was fucked when only one engine was burning, then it switches off, starts falling, does a belly flop to use the air to slow down, fires all three up again for landing, then total disintegration. Excellent stuff, proper experimental shit. Edited December 9, 2020 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Won't catch me on one of those things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1336806274223271937?s=20 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I saw the awesome test team thing and assumed if hasn't ended in a fire ball turns out a fire ball is a success, I should really be in the space exploration business 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Man on Star at Night saying that our Solar System is accelerating (getting pulled) towards another part of the Milky Way. Perhaps the aliens can't be arsed taking millennia coming to visit us when they can pull us over to visit them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Getting routine now but this SpaceX Falcon 9 launch is worth a watch because they follow the stage 1 booster all the way from separation to landing back on earth, mainly because they're not allowed to show anything about the spy gadget they're launching from stage 2. Last ten minutes.. https://www.spacex.com/launches/index.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manifesto Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 The Stars in alignment is kinda cool just now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Happy solstice! Things start getting brighter from here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Bollocks, forgot about the conjunction. Meant to get the binoculars out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Yeah, cloudy here too. Paisley Observatory had planned to do a live stream around 1700 if it was dry, even if it was cloudy but it was pissing down. The live stream then consisted of the custodian talking about the concurrence and taking a QnA. Typically, the sky has been clear as a bell since around 2000ish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Sky was clear in the Capital yesterday so had a look through binoculars. I suppose the two planets will still be close to each other in the next few days so worth having a look even if you've missed the main event 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Not sure if I saw it or not. Shiny object left of Orion looked to be white and red. At a guess west or southwest. probably a plane but appeared to be stationary. Was surprised tbh normally the sky is orange here with mossmorran 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) Just been out watching it (5:50pm here). Clear skies after being cloudy all week. Tbh; I'm not sure I would've noticed it if I hadn't known to look. Next one is in 2080 but I doubt I'll be around for that. While we were outside; Mrs Shotgun did a decent impression of Mrs @Shandön Par though. Her: "Which is that one?" (pointing South-East towards Mars.) Me: (Without looking round.) That's the moon. Her: Really? No, it can't be. The moon was literally about a thumb's width away, 50% full. Edited December 22, 2020 by Shotgun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Shotgun said: Next one is in 2080 That's another pishy one, I'm waiting for Christmas Day 2874, that's a proper one. Last one was March 6th, 372. Should have my ocular implants with turbo zoom fitted by then, so no need for fannying about binoculars and stuff. I could always quantum shift a bit closer I suppose, but it wouldn't be the same, the closer you get, the less it means, just two big gas balls in space hundreds of millions of miles apart, only makes sense from Earth. Edited December 22, 2020 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 On 06/12/2020 at 17:12, dorlomin said: Its between Sagittarius and Capricorn. So low in the evening sky SSW Updated Anyway Anyone trying to find Jupiter or any object in the sky, Stellarium is free and is a great tool for navigating around the stars. http://stellarium.org/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 4 hours ago, dorlomin said: Updated Anyway Anyone trying to find Jupiter or any object in the sky, Stellarium is free and is a great tool for navigating around the stars. http://stellarium.org/ I was using Starlight. According to that, the paths of the planets were below the line of my horizon! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black and White Tragic Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 They disappear in the early evening due to the earth rotating. Similar to how the sun is not always there. I was using Starlight. According to that, the paths of the planets were below the line of my horizon! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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