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DerekF wrote:
> http://www.dailytech.com/Sun+Makes+History+First+Spotless+Month+in+a+Century/article12823.htm
> Derek.
>
>
The antibis must be w*rking then.  :)
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On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:33:08 +0100, DerekF wrote:

> http://www.dailytech.com/Sun+Makes+History+First+Spotless+Month+in+a+Century/article12823.htm

And yet there was a display of Aurora Borealis seen in Orkney last night
and they only usually occur around the time of high sunspot activity.
http://www.orcadian.co.uk/ - third article down.
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> On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:33:08 +0100, DerekF wrote:
>
>> http://www.dailytech.com/Sun+Makes+History+First+Spotless+Month+in+a+Century/article12823.htm
>
> And yet there was a display of Aurora Borealis seen in Orkney last night
> and they only usually occur around the time of high sunspot activity.
> http://www.orcadian.co.uk/ - third article down.
> -- 
> MCC
That was what promted me to post about the Sun Spots bu put it in a new 
thread.
Yet again our windows are covered in rain spots but my near neighbour thinks 
this Summer is not as bad as it has been painted.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1052331/Sorry-summer-NOT-washout-says-Michael-Fish--man-got-wrong-hurricane.html
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On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:26:24 +0100,  MCC   wrote in
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>> http://www.dailytech.com/Sun+Makes+History+First+Spotless+Month+in+a+Century/article12823.htm
> 
> And yet there was a display of Aurora Borealis seen in Orkney last night
> and they only usually occur around the time of high sunspot activity.
> http://www.orcadian.co.uk/ - third article down.

It seems we can get aurorae without sun spots when there is a "coronal
hole" (whatever that is) as is now occuring.

There's more at 

http://spaceweather.com/

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"Mike Tullett"  wrote in message 
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> On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:26:24 +0100,  MCC   wrote in
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>
>>> http://www.dailytech.com/Sun+Makes+History+First+Spotless+Month+in+a+Century/article12823.htm
>>
>> And yet there was a display of Aurora Borealis seen in Orkney last night
>> and they only usually occur around the time of high sunspot activity.
>> http://www.orcadian.co.uk/ - third article down.
>
> It seems we can get aurorae without sun spots when there is a "coronal
> hole" (whatever that is) as is now occuring.
>
> There's more at
>
> http://spaceweather.com/
>
> -- 
> Mike Tullett - Coleraine 55.13°N 6.69°W  posted 04/09/2008 11:15:28  GMT


That was an interesting article, thanks both Mikes :-) wonder if we should 
club together and send Splodge up north , well it would be cheaper than a 
cruise :-)


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"Mike Tullett"  wrote in message 
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> On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:26:24 +0100,  MCC   wrote in
> <news:19g6bz23olpn$.yokrokcpy4u2.dlg@40tude.net>
>> And yet there was a display of Aurora Borealis seen in Orkney last night
>> and they only usually occur around the time of high sunspot activity.
>> http://www.orcadian.co.uk/ - third article down.
>
> It seems we can get aurorae without sun spots when there is a "coronal
> hole" (whatever that is) as is now occuring.

No sign of any down here though :-( I still live in hope of another show 
like the one a few years ago. Particularly now that I've got better access 
to a place with no street light pollution. You will still let me know won't 
you ? I've got friends on permanent standby :-)
>
> There's more at
> http://spaceweather.com/

Interesting. I've never heard of steam devils before. Must be quite an eerie 
sight.
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On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:17:46 +0100,  Rabbit   wrote
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>> It seems we can get aurorae without sun spots when there is a "coronal
>> hole" (whatever that is) as is now occuring.
> 
> No sign of any down here though :-( I still live in hope of another show 
> like the one a few years ago. Particularly now that I've got better access 
> to a place with no street light pollution. You will still let me know won't 
> you ? I've got friends on permanent standby :-)

Oh yes I will indeed, but it's been some years since we've had any decent
displays down here, as we are still in a sunspot minimum.

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MCC wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:33:08 +0100, DerekF wrote:
>
>> http://www.dailytech.com/Sun+Makes+History+First+Spotless+Month+in+a+Century/article12823.htm
>
> And yet there was a display of Aurora Borealis seen in Orkney last
> night and they only usually occur around the time of high sunspot
> activity. http://www.orcadian.co.uk/ - third article down.

we were wondering if we'd seen a 'pale' display the other night when we were 
in embo, would have been weds or thurs i think. Rob is into astronomy so we 
looked sywards after dark most nights. this night the sky was very dark but 
there were many instances of light blue-ish clouds, or at least thats what 
they resembled but there were no clouds, am i making sense? lol

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On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:10:10 GMT, jackie green wrote:

> MCC wrote:
>> On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:33:08 +0100, DerekF wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.dailytech.com/Sun+Makes+History+First+Spotless+Month+in+a+Century/article12823.htm
>>
>> And yet there was a display of Aurora Borealis seen in Orkney last
>> night and they only usually occur around the time of high sunspot
>> activity. http://www.orcadian.co.uk/ - third article down.
> 
> we were wondering if we'd seen a 'pale' display the other night when we were 
> in embo, would have been weds or thurs i think. Rob is into astronomy so we 
> looked sywards after dark most nights. this night the sky was very dark but 
> there were many instances of light blue-ish clouds, or at least thats what 
> they resembled but there were no clouds, am i making sense? lol

Could have *maybe* been noctilucent clouds, which are very high clouds
(like 50 miles high!) which are illuminated by the sun after sunset because
they are so high.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noctilucent_clouds

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"Mike Tullett"  wrote in message 
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> On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:17:46 +0100,  Rabbit   wrote
> in <news:6ia1vdFpkg12U1@mid.individual.net>
>
>>> It seems we can get aurorae without sun spots when there is a "coronal
>>> hole" (whatever that is) as is now occuring.
>>
>> No sign of any down here though :-( I still live in hope of another show
>> like the one a few years ago. Particularly now that I've got better 
>> access
>> to a place with no street light pollution. You will still let me know 
>> won't
>> you ? I've got friends on permanent standby :-)
>
> Oh yes I will indeed, but it's been some years since we've had any decent
> displays down here, as we are still in a sunspot minimum.

Thanks Mike.
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"jackie green"  wrote in message 
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> MCC wrote:
>> On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:33:08 +0100, DerekF wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.dailytech.com/Sun+Makes+History+First+Spotless+Month+in+a+Century/article12823.htm
>>
>> And yet there was a display of Aurora Borealis seen in Orkney last
>> night and they only usually occur around the time of high sunspot
>> activity. http://www.orcadian.co.uk/ - third article down.
>
> we were wondering if we'd seen a 'pale' display the other night when we 
> were in embo, would have been weds or thurs i think. Rob is into astronomy 
> so we looked sywards after dark most nights. this night the sky was very 
> dark but there were many instances of light blue-ish clouds, or at least 
> thats what they resembled but there were no clouds, am i making sense? lol
>
> -- 
> http://www.reverbnation.com/robgreen
> http://www.robgreenmusic.110mb.com/
> http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/astrochickster/ScottishHighlands
>
In Embra that was probably the Festival fireworks display:-)
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DerekF wrote:
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Must be the sun creme.

MCC wrote:
> On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:10:10 GMT, jackie green wrote:
>
>> MCC wrote:
>>> On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:33:08 +0100, DerekF wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.dailytech.com/Sun+Makes+History+First+Spotless+Month+in+a+Century/article12823.htm
>>>
>>> And yet there was a display of Aurora Borealis seen in Orkney last
>>> night and they only usually occur around the time of high sunspot
>>> activity. http://www.orcadian.co.uk/ - third article down.
>>
>> we were wondering if we'd seen a 'pale' display the other night when
>> we were in embo, would have been weds or thurs i think. Rob is into
>> astronomy so we looked sywards after dark most nights. this night
>> the sky was very dark but there were many instances of light
>> blue-ish clouds, or at least thats what they resembled but there
>> were no clouds, am i making sense? lol
>
> Could have *maybe* been noctilucent clouds, which are very high clouds
> (like 50 miles high!) which are illuminated by the sun after sunset
> because they are so high.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noctilucent_clouds

yes! thats it, except ours weren't quite so bright and they were less cloud 
like lol

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On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:26:24 +0100, MCC sauntered in and penned :

> On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:33:08 +0100, DerekF wrote:
> 
>> http://www.dailytech.com/Sun+Makes+History+First+Spotless+Month+in+a+Century/article12823.htm
> 
> And yet there was a display of Aurora Borealis seen in Orkney last night
> and they only usually occur around the time of high sunspot activity.
> http://www.orcadian.co.uk/ - third article down.

Perhaps the so-called experts got that wrong too :-)
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> <broad scots accent>We're doomed, we're all doooomed.

"Stupid Boy!!" :-)
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