Where are you? We looked directly north, above the horizon. Definitely easier to spot with binoculars.
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Where are you? We looked directly north, above the horizon. Definitely easier to spot with binoculars.
I'm in the middle of Somerset - out in the countryside with a pretty clear view.
Ok, close to me then. At about 10:30 it starts off pretty much bang on North and as the night goes on it ends up more North East. I found it easily using Stellarium.
Didn't notice your location - I'm just outside Templecombe with like 8 mile views over the Blackmore Vale in every direction.
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Can just make it out here but we have some clouds so it's a faint blur
Same here unfortunately - if I didn't know what I was looking for I wouldn't even spot it. Typically the rest of the sky is as clear as clear.
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Yep, rest of week looks even worse hopefully forecast for week after leading up to 22nd when it's closest will improve I'd like to go out and take some photos of it but not much point with cloud killing the view
Always nice being at the right place right time isn't it!
This was a shot from a while back:
Nice!
Good view of Jupiter and Saturn as well at the moment if you look South East at about midnight.
Childish - but was anyone else disappointed by the solar orbiter sun images they released
https://www.esa.int/Science_Explora...er_s_first_images_reveal_campfires_on_the_Sun
I went their to wallow in high res sun images, I guess they are nonethless composites gathered form different ferquency receptors.
the nasa, reported, ones seemed to be artists impressions, unless there is another satellite up there,
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-esa-to-release-first-images-from-solar-orbiter-mission
guess they don't have rights to show images.
https://www.esa.int/Science_Explora...er_s_first_images_reveal_campfires_on_the_Sun
I went their to wallow in high res sun images, I guess they are nonethless composites gathered form different ferquency receptors.
the nasa, reported, ones seemed to be artists impressions, unless there is another satellite up there,
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-esa-to-release-first-images-from-solar-orbiter-mission
guess they don't have rights to show images.
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That was exactly my first reaction. I know they're technically amazing, but visually? There's a link on the website to the 'hi-res' version. Which turns out to be exactly the same as the low-res version. I'm not hoping for anything better, because all my hope is currently aimed at getting the new Mars rover off the ground intact.
ok looks like full field/video solar explorer images are captured on a 4K sensor
https://www2.mps.mpg.de/en/projekte/solar-orbiter/phi/
https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/sites/def.../Mon_Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager.pdf page 16 .....
if I read it right : it's not fibre connected
https://www2.mps.mpg.de/en/projekte/solar-orbiter/phi/
https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/sites/def.../Mon_Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager.pdf page 16 .....
if I read it right : it's not fibre connected
It's about its position in the sky, later in the week it will be very close to the horizon line so will be more difficult to see unless you're at a vantage point if I've understood correctly. The closest approach is expected to be the 23rd though yep.
Look North East and you will see it currently especially once your eyes have dark adjusted.
Look North East and you will see it currently especially once your eyes have dark adjusted.