Disgruntled of Stoke
For weather watchers, I can report that the sky above Stoke-on-Trent has been cloudy over-night, every night since Christmas day (at least it has been during the hours when I am awake). Had it been clear I could have been looking at the Crab nebula (see right) through my lovely new telescope. The best I've managed so far is an exceptionally clear, but frankly uninspiring view of a neighbour's gutter.
The Crab nebula is the remains of a super-nova that Chinese observers saw in 1054AD, although because the Crab is 6300 light-years away the super-nova itself (the cataclysmic explosion of a star) took place when people where still knocking stones together to make tools.
Actually I have no idea whether the Crab would have been visible from Stoke in late December - but then how would I? - since it has been overcast every night since Christmas (in case you haven't noticed).
Metcheck rather helpfully run a free service for amateur astronomers here.
Perhaps if everyone in the Potteries stopped breathing for a bit that would stop things steaming up so much?
3 comments:
I hope your neighbour realises that you were looking at their gutter and not their bedroom window...
the magnification is so high that it wouldn't be any good for a voyeur - you might get to see what the care label on a nightie suggests is the correct washing tempreture
if everyone turned their lights off that might help....
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