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Unfortunately it was very thick fog here also last night..couldn`t see anything :blush:
..but i found a link to some beautiful pictures of "UFO" clouds.
The latin name of the clouds are LENTICULARIS, and they are formed when pretty strong wind in the height is blowing over a mountain range:
http://nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nordland/1.7871971
(I don`t know if this is the right topic... :unsure: )
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You have never seen The Earth like this before...
This is a time- lapse video put together of pictures from The Internationale Space Station. Several clips shows Aurora Borealis (The Northern Lights) and Aurora Australis (Southern Lights). The pictures are taken from august to october this year.
Here is the link, enjoy...
http://www.nrk.no/vitenskap-og-teknologi/1.7874974
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Lussio I also found this 'collection' of best Northern Lights videos (including the one quoted by Lussio ) including one taken from a cruise ship in Norway.;


http://www.visitnorwayblog.co.uk/2010/0 ... n-youtube/

Someone said Awesome :rolleyes: It is. !!
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Astronomy picture of december 5 - Aurora over Norway:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111205.html
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Lussi05 wrote:Astronomy picture of december 5 - Aurora over Norway:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111205.html
Lussio That is a very good photograph. :2thumbsup:
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This link takes you to to a site to calculate Lunar & Solar eclipses;

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/JLEX/JLEX-index.html

Courtesy of NASA and Chris O' Byrne & Fred Espenak.
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I don't know if a shower of apples is an astronomical event or a weather phenomenon!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-co ... e-16203214
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:rotf: Jo,were they all bust ? I know 2011 was a bumper year for apple but ''Raining Apple"' is just too funny.
You must be envious,as you don't have your own apples yet.
I suppose you could call it a weather phenomenon. :laugh:
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:puzzled: Don't know if this has been posted before ?

http://www.sunrisesunsetmap.com/

Take a trip around the world and see the sunrise and moonrise times everywhere. Choose satellite or normal etc. :thumbs: I like to see the days getting longer too.!
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The moon over my house about 5pm this evening.

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Full Sky Aurora over Norway on Jan 3rd.2012

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120103.html
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macdoum wrote:Full Sky Aurora over Norway on Jan 3rd.2012

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120103.html
WOW, it looks almost unreal...beautiful. Thank you Macdoum :wave:
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:loveshower: ZE BUZZ live Aurora cam from Sweden. :shake:

http://www.auroraskystation.com/live-camera/9/
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macdoum wrote::loveshower: ZE BUZZ live Aurora cam from Sweden. :shake:

http://www.auroraskystation.com/live-camera/9/
I went there & saw beauty! I posted photos in the other forum where you put this link, also.

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Kitty KCMO wrote: I went there & saw beauty! I posted photos in the other forum where you put this link, also.

viewtopic.php?p=124369#p124369
Live camera & Aurora continues,still as beautiful. :loveshower:
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Beautiful..Thank you Macdoum :bow:
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Yes,it is beautiful. I never thought I could see such a thing live,direct. Its amazing.

I am switching off now with great regret. :slap: but one has to :sleeping: sometime. :D
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A picture from the Aurora cam this evening:
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NASA show a video of the Far Side of the Moon;

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/0 ... 49341.html
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:loveshower: The Most Beautiful video I have ever seen. :bow:

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120209.html
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