Christmas Eve sunshine
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Christmas Eve sunshine
Well, it never stopped raining since Thursday but today I woke up to glorious sunshine and crisp cold frost and some beautiful mist over the river. It is one of those special winter mornings.
I completely missed the Sun for the solstice yet again for the 4th year in a row, so I still haven't completed my analemma properly yet but I saw the Sun today at lunchtime. There was still a lot of cirrus cloud about and even was blessed with an iridescent cloud/sundog when I was setting up the PSTs from the bedroom window. So this is my low sun view at around middday from upstairs.
Iridescent cloud by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
and Hydrogen alpha
2018-12-24 12-07-19 f colour by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
a little AR in the east and nice prom to the south east
2018-12-24 12-07-19 by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
CaK
2018-12-24 12-01-22 f colour by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
2018-12-24 12-01-22 by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Alexandra
I completely missed the Sun for the solstice yet again for the 4th year in a row, so I still haven't completed my analemma properly yet but I saw the Sun today at lunchtime. There was still a lot of cirrus cloud about and even was blessed with an iridescent cloud/sundog when I was setting up the PSTs from the bedroom window. So this is my low sun view at around middday from upstairs.
Iridescent cloud by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
and Hydrogen alpha
2018-12-24 12-07-19 f colour by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
a little AR in the east and nice prom to the south east
2018-12-24 12-07-19 by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
CaK
2018-12-24 12-01-22 f colour by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
2018-12-24 12-01-22 by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Alexandra
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Re: Christmas Eve sunshine
Lovely discs, look at those filaments just popping up over night! And a new AR coming around the limb.
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Very best,
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Re: Christmas Eve sunshine
Great images Alexandra
I'm always amazed how well your winter observing through the windows turns out so well
Brian
I'm always amazed how well your winter observing through the windows turns out so well
Brian
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Re: Christmas Eve sunshine
Beautiful FD's at all frequencies, Alexandra. I am glad you were able to sneak few images through the window...the sky looks beautiful
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Re: Christmas Eve sunshine
Lovely images, Alexandra. Glad you got some Sun.
I’m in the Midlands without a solarscope, but the beautiful blue sky here today certainly made me wish I had one with me. I’m starting to forget the routine. It has been weeks since my last solar session because of the weather.
At least here in the north we’re on the right side of the solstice.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Stu.
I’m in the Midlands without a solarscope, but the beautiful blue sky here today certainly made me wish I had one with me. I’m starting to forget the routine. It has been weeks since my last solar session because of the weather.
At least here in the north we’re on the right side of the solstice.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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Re: Christmas Eve sunshine
They're lovely shots Alexandra. We had sunshine on the way into Brewood.
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Re: Christmas Eve sunshine
Thanks everyone
Wow! Mark that looks wonderful, what a view from your house! how do you do the Christmas turkey though?
Merry Christmas!
Alexandra
Wow! Mark that looks wonderful, what a view from your house! how do you do the Christmas turkey though?
Merry Christmas!
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Turkey in the pub. We're at the far end of the row of boats
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Re: Christmas Eve sunshine
So nice river (channel) for a pole/whip float fishing!
Merry Christmas to all.
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Re: Christmas Eve sunshine
Very nice full disc images Alexandra.
Mark, great boat and river pictures on a sunny day …
Valery, I love whipe float fishing on a quiet water ...
Merry Christmas to all of you.
Mark, great boat and river pictures on a sunny day …
Valery, I love whipe float fishing on a quiet water ...
Merry Christmas to all of you.
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Re: Christmas Eve sunshine
Hi Alexandra,
Very nice images and the Sundog
Very nice images and the Sundog
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Re: Christmas Eve sunshine
Hi Mark...
Great scenery along the canal, and the boat cruise/pub looks like a great way to take in Christmas.
Brian
Great scenery along the canal, and the boat cruise/pub looks like a great way to take in Christmas.
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Re: Christmas Eve sunshine
Nice shots with the PSTs, Alexandra
Great to know that the joy of Christmas is celebrated in so many places.
Alfre
Great to know that the joy of Christmas is celebrated in so many places.
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Re: Christmas Eve sunshine
fantastic Mark! give my love to Fiona, that looks a very nice Christmas dinner
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Re: Christmas Eve sunshine
Great Xmas shots Alexandra & Mark
Merry Christmas and happy New Year everyone
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