Stargazing and Space Exploration

too cloudy alas as i was hoping for a glimpse of the Northern Lights even through I'm in the less than ideal position of a suburb in Manchester. What I would say, though, is some some of the clouds were a subtle shade of red and when I was out around 9pm, there were the odd clouds that were iridescent
 
My phone notifications were buzzing half the night with Amber and Red warnings showing claiming the ability to see the arora from most parts of the UK. As ever, I looked outside to see a swaith of gloomy murky cloud sat over the valley. No chance of seeing the Northern Lights here 😢 There was an unusual glow to the clouds but I couldn't decide whether or not it was anything to do with the arora.

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A great view tonight of the crescent Moon, with Venus just below it. The remainder of the disc of the Moon is just visible as a phenomena known as 'earthshine'. This is sunlight reflected off the Earth, back onto the Moon and then back to Earth.
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Having a look at the excellent freeware 'Stellaruim', I found that it replicated the 'earthshine' exactly as I saw it (note - this is a screenshot from the software, and not a photograph).

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jfy1999 said:
I can see some brightish objects near the moon right now. Unfortunately the sky where I am isn’t completely clear.
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Five planets line up with Moon in night sky

Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Mars and the Moon aligned in an arc across the evening sky.
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That's most likely Venus. Mars appears much smaller, but does have a red colour to it. Unfortunately, I don't believe the Uranous is visible to the naked eye.
 
Finding Alien Life 'A Matter of Time'

An intriguing report published by the BBC, showing many Scientists believe that with current and future technology we should discover alien life within a few years.

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Alien life in Universe: Scientists say finding it is 'only a matter of time'

Experts are optimistic of detecting life signs on a faraway world within our lifetimes - possibly in the next few years.
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What form that life (single celled or intelligent) will take, if we do discover it only time will tell.
 
Geminids Meteor Shower

Due Thu and Fri and should be visible from around 19:30 on Thu. Looking at BBC weather, Thu seems the best with clear skies from around 20:00 (at least here in the East of England).

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Geminids meteor shower to streak across night sky

One of the year's most reliable meteor showers peaks on Thursday and Friday.
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Aurora Borealis

Some of you, may have seen the Northern Lights last night. If you did and want to see them again, or you missed them, they should be on display again tonight over much of the UK.
The early hours of the morning, away from light pollution should give the best views.

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Northern Lights: How to see them in the UK tonight

Missed the Northern lights last night? Don't worry, there will be another opportunity to see them tonight. Here's how.
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I got a notification from an app I have saying the lights were likely to be visible throughout the UK but I couldn't see anything, then this morning the local FB sites were full of pictures taken locally, probably about an hour or so after I looked. Anyway, it's been red alert for the aurora all day today during daylight hours but it has just dipped to amber so unless it peps back up there's less chance of seeing it this evening but fingers crossed anyway.

Currently the alert level is down to yellow so only possible to see the aurora from the northern most tip of the UK.
 
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Debris fell from a rocket explosion over the Caribbean yesterday, causing numerous flight diversions and some airliners to declare fuel emergencies

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US grounds SpaceX's Starship after test flight explosion

The rocket's upper stage disintegrated over the Caribbean, forcing airline flights to alter course.
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This video shows ATC communications as flights were diverted

 
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