Moments of joy in your day today

[Graham Butcher]

3 hours ago, Gaz said:

 

Eastbourne, and the weather's been perfect for it today 👍

I've been at Southend on Sea airport where the typhoon, red arrows and the Battle of Britain memorial flight have been based for the air show. 

[@Lee]

Pure chance but trying some astrophotography out on the terrace and I managed to capture what I think is a clutch of Starlink satellites and a plane making a perfect T shape. 

Screenshot from the Canon phone app.

 

Edited 20 August, 2023 by @Lee

[@Lee]

After not seeing this absolutely divine Cheddar in a local supermarket for so long it was pure heaven for me having a cheese and onion roll in crusty bread.

They were also selling Kerrygold Original Irish butter but upon checking the ROI code on the back it turned out it was made in Germany so I bought the cheaper Dairygold brand Irish butter which was made in Ireland.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[@Lee]

Amazing seeing images of Rudi Sweatiani having their mugshots taken. Why aren't the likes of Johnson and Patel and Hancock facing the same humiliation?

 

 

This one would be Priti Patel. Always smirking.

 

 

 

 

 

[Paws4Thot]

5 hours ago, @Lee said:

After not seeing this absolutely divine Cheddar in a local supermarket for so long it was pure heaven for me having a cheese and onion roll in crusty bread.

They were also selling Kerrygold Original Irish butter but upon checking the ROI code on the back it turned out it was made in Germany so I bought the cheaper Dairygold brand Irish butter which was made in Ireland.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AKA "Actually I most assuredly can believe it's not butter"?  

[mac11irl]

little bit of proof that plants, veg, fruit will grow in their natural environment-

baby tommytoes

growing in a heap outside, unsupported and uncared for by spud sr beyond occasional watering

 

 

[Ootohere]

I have been gifted some general admission tickets for the Staysure Seniors Golf Tournament for this weekend at Trump International Aberdeen.  I just need to blag an all access for the hospitality village.   Maybe @Lady Elanore will be there!  ??? That would be lovely. 

[Gaz]

5 minutes ago, toot said:

 Maybe @Lady Elanore will be there!  ??? That would be lovely. 

 

When Mrs Gaz was at Wimbledon, our Lady E said 'Guess where I was working...' (or words to the effect of).  I took that as meaning she was at Wimbledon, but then realised I had one less slice of pizza than I thought I had when I went out to the kitchen for seconds.   Just sayin' 

 

G

 

[@Lee]

[@Lee]

Finally the last bits of my order have arrived so I've set up what will, hopefully, be the beginning of a new hobby so I've assembled them all together for the first time. 

Annnnnd it's cloudy a/f and the weather for the next few days isn't helpful.

Now to save €500 or so for a tracking mount. FML 🤦 

 

 

Edited 26 August, 2023 by @Lee

[Graham Butcher]

Impressive bit of kit is that.

[@Lee]

1 hour ago, Graham Butcher said:

Impressive bit of kit is that.

 

This is the beginning of my first foray into Astrophotography. What you see is almost €1000 of telescope, finder scope, viewfinder, Equitorial mount and attachments to connect a DSLR.

And this is at the budget end

 

Edited 27 August, 2023 by @Lee

[Lady Elanore]

On 24/08/2023 at 13:43, toot said:

I have been gifted some general admission tickets for the Staysure Seniors Golf Tournament for this weekend at Trump International Aberdeen.  I just need to blag an all access for the hospitality village.   Maybe @Lady Elanore will be there!  ??? That would be lovely. 

T'would have been nice, but I was working oop North watching  er.. not watching obviously my home footie team lose to a 10 man opposing side 

On 24/08/2023 at 13:53, Gaz said:

 

When Mrs Gaz was at Wimbledon, our Lady E said 'Guess where I was working...' (or words to the effect of).  I took that as meaning she was at Wimbledon, but then realised I had one less slice of pizza than I thought I had when I went out to the kitchen for seconds.   Just sayin' 

 

G

 

 

 

Rumbled 

[Lady Elanore]

On 26/08/2023 at 23:59, @Lee said:

Finally the last bits of my order have arrived so I've set up what will, hopefully, be the beginning of a new hobby so I've assembled them all together for the first time. 

Annnnnd it's cloudy a/f and the weather for the next few days isn't helpful.

Now to save €500 or so for a tracking mount. FML 🤦 

 

 

 

 

This post is useless without pictures  

[@Lee]

20 minutes ago, Lady Elanore said:

 

 

This post is useless without pictures  

Sent off to post production and post production (me) have said that they (me) will get round to it once a single decent shot from the camera crew (me) and the director and producer (also me) have gone over the footage after a team meeting with his self.

[Gerrycan]

On 27/08/2023 at 08:29, @Lee said:

Finally the last bits of my order have arrived so I've set up what will, hopefully, be the beginning of a new hobby so I've assembled them all together for the first time. 

Annnnnd it's cloudy a/f and the weather for the next few days isn't helpful. 

 

Very nice! Something I have always wanted but never quite managed to justify because I know I won't like the 'working' hours required to use it  .

I can count the number of times I have experienced a totally cloud and moon free night with no light or air pollution on my digits. Looking up is really is like standing on the edge of the Universe and almost vertigo inducing. Only twice in the UK and the rest in Australia where there are far more opportunities and even more spectacular than the Northern Hemisphere because you are looking into the centre of the Milky Way.

 

There is a designated Dark Sky region 90 minutes away from where I live and one really cold night I spent half-an-hour on the warm bonnet just marveling at the sky. The air was so clear that you could barely see the beam of a powerful torch shone into the sky as there were no particles to reflect off but it is very rarely that good.

 

You might like to listen to Space News Podcast (spacetimewithstuartgary.com) which is issued about three times a week. 

Edited 28 August, 2023 by Gerrycan

[robt100]

6 hours ago, Gerrycan said:

 

 

 

There is a designated Dark Sky region 90 minutes away from where I live and one really cold night I spent half-an-hour on the warm bonnet just marveling at the sky. The air was so clear that you could barely see the beam of a powerful torch shone into the sky as there was no particles to reflect off but it is very rarely that good.

 

 

Sounds wonderful! Hoping to head over to Adelaide next year, you'll have to send directions to this place

[Mickvrs220]

The wifes 500 all done today oil and filter changed ,quick once over with the rotary very quick ,i think fiat coloured these in with a marker pen rather than paint ,then black hole then mothers hybrid ceramic wax (still dubious about ceramic wax ,bit of marketing i reckon)i think their called 500s because at any one time give or take thats the amount of rattles it has 😂

[Gerrycan]

1 hour ago, robt100 said:

Sounds wonderful! Hoping to head over to Adelaide next year, you'll have to send directions to this place

Here you go:

Home | River Murray Dark Sky Reserve

 

In October we've booked a short break up North at a remote outback station called Arkaroola with an agenda of astronomical evenings, 4wd tours, walking and a general appreciation of the natural environment allied to aboriginal culture.

A small challenge is that we have to navigate over 100km of dirt roads in our fwd Octavia to get there  . We may have to go to plan B if there is rain 😟

[mac11irl]

25 minutes ago, Gerrycan said:

small challenge is that we have to navigate over 100km of dirt roads in our fwd Octavia to get there

 

itll be fine.

 

[Breezy_Pete]

 

[Lady Elanore]

15 hours ago, @Lee said:

Sent off to post production and post production (me) have said that they (me) will get round to it once a single decent shot from the camera crew (me) and the director and producer (also me) have gone over the footage after a team meeting with his self.

 

 

I think I must have worked with you before?    

[Ootohere]

I keep hearing on the Radio about some African leader and warring.

 

I liked Ali Bongo when young and his kind of magic & i believed he died in 2009.

If he just did an illusion and vanished he must be 94 year old or so.  Never went up in a puff of smoke at the Broken Wand Ceremony.

 

 

 

 

[Ootohere]

@Lee Excited for you tonight with The Blue Moon, that they keep explaining on the BBC is not Blue.

 

Looking forward to when the weather changes and there is Thunder Snow and the presenters explain what that is.

[Mickvrs220]

1 hour ago, toot said:

I keep hearing on the Radio about some African leader and warring.

 

I liked Ali Bongo when young and his kind of magic & i believed he died in 2009.

If he just did an illusion and vanished he must be 94 year old or so.  Never went up in a puff of smoke at the Broken Wand Ceremony.

 

 

 

 

I too remember ali bongo george