Andy Sawers
Andy Sawers
@andy-sawers
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Joined: Jun 19, 2020
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RE: Nacreous Clouds

Is that an eensie-weensie spider in the top right? ;)

7 years ago
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RE: Nacreous Clouds

The Galloway Astronomy Centre (basically, a B&B with telescopes - and dark skies!) has just posted on their Facebook page a couple of photographs ...

7 years ago
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RE: Nacreous Clouds

Apparently they're colloquially known as 'mother of pearl' clouds - and you can see why. Quite beautiful. Edit: It also sounds a lot nicer than 'nacr...

7 years ago
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RE: Largest solar system found

With an orbital period of around a million years there's not much of a market there for birthday cakes and candles.

7 years ago
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RE: James Clerk Maxwell: Scotland's Einstein

its a radio show No, it was on TV - BBC4 - it's on iPlayer. The link in my entry above is to some text material on the BBC website going back a few ...

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RE: Nice photographic opportunity tonight

We've gone from mild but pouring to clear but freezing. Surely there's at least one better weather permutation...

7 years ago
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RE: Rainbows and other sky phenomena

Ever heard of a circumzenithal? Also known as a Bravais? What about an upside-down rainbow?  

7 years ago
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RE: Tim Peake's spacewalk

FYI, while Tim Peake is the seventh Brit in space, all the others were either dual nationality US/UK Nasa astronauts or privately-funded (space touris...

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RE: M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy

Amazing, Tej. Absolutely fantastic.

7 years ago
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RE: Recommended Blu Rays/DVDs/boxsets

the shops have closed Amazon's still open, though I wouldn't bet on the courier getting here in time ;) A great review, Tej. Thanks very much - becau...

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