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post Nov 14 2011, 09:46 PM
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I'd already decided that next time anyone on here referred to upcoming naked eye events such as meteor showers, eclipses of the moon, aurorae etc I'd stroppily point out that witnessing such events is banned under the East Midlands convention on clouded skies, which basically says that any interesting atsronomical events short of a Tunguska-magnitude direct hit on Nottingham are covered by a cloud induced super-injunction. Years of missing out had lead me to compose vituperative replies ready for the next time someone reported on something nice mad.gif
But no, it turns out I was wrong! Poking my nose out just after 7.30 yesterday evening what do I see but a superb fireball complete with colour. Not only that but I was able to confirm I didn't dream it by checking other observations from various websites.
So I take it all back, I've finally witnessed one of Nature's wonders from an East Midlands vantage point smile.gif
Mind you, they'll probably put my council tax up in revenge rolleyes.gif
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post Nov 15 2011, 02:38 PM
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I hope you all don't drag me out in the streets and beat me, but I have to say that living in California really is an astronomer's dream. I grew up in Southern California where the skies are amazing about 10 months out of the year, but the lights are quite often a problem which forced me to find nearby mountain peaks and desert valleys for observing. When I moved 350 miles north to the Sacramento region I realized that also being 90 miles farther from the coast made it even better, and Sacramento is a much smaller city so the lights are fewer. The evenings when we CAN'T see the stars are measured in occasional weeks scattered around the winter months.

The only minor problem for me was the lights of Sacramento and suburban Elk Grove to the North and West. But three years ago I moved to a hilltop in a rural little valley 10 miles away with no street lights to speak of. I built my house so the patio and backyard face the East -- and it has been glorious. Orion and I became great friends this past summer, with a clandestine meeting around 3:00 am every morning when my new puppy would need to be let out. Sorry, you may commence throwing the tomatoes now.


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