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Spring 2020 - General Discussion

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  • #352
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,207 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    pad199207 wrote: »
    Caught it just in time. Great pass. Two satellites were criss crossing as it went to the SE.

    Can anyone explain why satellites flash for a second and then disappear?

    I think its just the way the sun hits off the solar panels and reflects back down to us.


  • #353
    DellyBelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,143 ✭✭✭DellyBelly


    Great day in Dublin today. Had a lovely day out in phoenix Park with a few friends. Best day of the year


  • #354
    pad199207
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭pad199207


    Oscar Bravo wrote: »
    I think its just the way the sun hits off the solar panels and reflects back down to us.

    Ah yeah that would explain it! You’d need sunscreen with Venus tonight!


  • #355
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,788 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    I was just looking at the south sky wondering what the very bright twinkly star is fairly low down. First thought is Venus but its not in the right place for Venus. Orion is there slightly to the south west and the star is just to the left of Orion - if you followed his belt left it almost points at it. Kind of a bit where, looking at a sky map, Canis Major is. Is that likely? It almost seems to be flashing different colours. (no its not aviation!)


  • #356
    Goldfinch8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 529 ✭✭✭Goldfinch8


    looksee wrote: »
    I was just looking at the south sky wondering what the very bright twinkly star is fairly low down. First thought is Venus but its not in the right place for Venus. Orion is there slightly to the south west and the star is just to the left of Orion - if you followed his belt left it almost points at it. Kind of a bit where, looking at a sky map, Canis Major is. Is that likely? It almost seems to be flashing different colours. (no its not aviation!)

    It sounds like Sirius or the Dog Star as it is sometimes known as it is part of the Canis Major constellation. Apart from the sun obviously, it is the brightest star that we can see and is known for it's twinkling effect, often appearing to sparkle blue or red. I think it has something to do with its position being fairly low in the sky and its light having to pass through more of the earth's atmosphere that gives it this effect.


  • #357
    lucalux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭lucalux


    To add to the recommendations above of star/planet apps, I use SkyMap, really useful to figure out what is visible in the night sky


  • #358
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    The heavens above also a great app, still haven't seen musk's starlink satellites , they pass almost every evening.

    Great day today, warmish in the sunshine, probably the best 2 days we've had since last august .


  • #359
    Lucreto
    Registered Users Posts: 1,003 ✭✭✭Lucreto


    DellyBelly wrote: »
    Great day in Dublin today. Had a lovely day out in phoenix Park with a few friends. Best day of the year

    Hope you kept 2 metres apart from each other.

    Spend most of the day criticising people being out when they were told not to.


  • #360
    kingshankly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,590 ✭✭✭kingshankly


    DellyBelly wrote: »
    Great day in Dublin today. Had a lovely day out in phoenix Park with a few friends. Best day of the year

    Part of the problem in Ireland unfortunately 🙈


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  • #361
    sryanbruen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,666 ✭✭✭✭sryanbruen


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  • #362
    appledrop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭appledrop


    lucalux wrote: »
    To add to the recommendations above of star/planet apps, I use SkyMap, really useful to figure out what is visible in the night sky

    Yep this is the one my husband has on his phone. It will tell you exactly what star/planet your looking at.


  • #363
    appledrop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭appledrop


    sryanbruen wrote: »
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    You are so right! You cant ask Irish people not to go out over last few days when it's been the nicest weather since about last August! It's not even warm but lovely + sunny. Ffs cornavirus could have come anytime in last 6mths + we could go nowhere with all the rain.

    We have managed to get plenty of walks in while keeping our social distance. It can be done!


  • #364
    Mortelaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    Click on the tweet for to read Rockall's tweets in the image theres 4 or 5 of them :D

    https://twitter.com/Arklowweather/status/1242782798110490626?s=19


  • #365
    pad199207
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭pad199207


    High of 16.7c here today with a nice surprise this evening...

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  • #366
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,207 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    (Met Eireann) Max. temp. today ,Wednesday, was 16.5C at Casement Aerodrome.
    Dublin Airport and Johnstown Castle had the most sunshine with 10.2 hours.


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  • #367
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,230 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    Very cloudy but mild and calm in West Clare today.


  • #368
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,966 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    yesterday was a fantastic day weatherwise, felt so much warmer, probably the warmest it felt since the dry and settled spell during the first half of September last year.


  • #369
    pad199207
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭pad199207


    Another beautiful day although it is a tad breezy


  • #370
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,693 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    Beautiful day in cork city. Sunny and warm in places sheltered from the wind.


  • #371
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,966 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    a real peach of a day outside, altho the wind is making it feel less warm than yesterday.


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  • #372
    alentejo
    Registered Users Posts: 934 ✭✭✭alentejo


    Sunny and sheltered part of the back garden. Managed to work on laptop. Very nice


  • #373
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Lovely day again, we'll miss this when the airflow turns back north! That said the dry and sunny conditions will remain. Is it too early to predict a long hot summer? :)

    Everyone to the er back garden.


  • #374
    DumbBrunette
    Registered Users Posts: 830 ✭✭✭DumbBrunette


    Lovely sunset in West Mayo this evening. The first sight of the sun since Sunday here. Pure s**te for four straight days!


  • #375
    Goldfinch8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 529 ✭✭✭Goldfinch8


    DumbBrunette wrote: »
    Lovely sunset in West Mayo this evening. The first sight of the sun since Sunday here. Pure s**te for four straight days!
    It was lovely alright! After being largely overcast here in Central Mayo all day long, the sun found a sliver of a gap out west this evening to reveal itself briefly just before setting. Yesterday was a wet miserable day, but today became increasingly more pleasant as the day wore on even though the skies did not clear properly until after sundown.


  • #376
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Another glorious morning, the outlook using the pressure charts from GSF looks very good overall, the ECM has thrown a spanner in it's works though (sudden reversion to Atlantic regime as of now)


  • #377
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,966 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    dry morning here but no sun or blue skies.


  • #378
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,693 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    Clear blue skies and warm enough out of the wind in Cork City.


  • #379
    nacho libre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,965 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Another glorious morning, the outlook using the pressure charts from GSF looks very good overall, the ECM has thrown a spanner in it's works though (sudden reversion to Atlantic regime as of now)

    Yes Harry Palmr, the GFS in further fi looks good, but in the nearer term the chart below would lead to bracing conditions at the surface, if it verified, but as we know the GFS tends to over egg cold

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  • #380
    kingshankly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,590 ✭✭✭kingshankly


    Bitter cold in city centre


  • #381
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,207 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    Dry with long spells of spring sunshine here in Castlebar.light north easterly wind.


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  • #382
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 12,073 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Beautiful day with unbroken sunshine and getting up to 15.2C here near Tralee.

    Ireland looking well on the NASA Sat Pic from earlier today.

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  • #383
    appledrop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭appledrop


    Brrrrrr wasn't expecting that one today.

    After beautiful sunny + very mild weather, today was a shock to the system.

    The sun never appeared here + bitter cold all day.


  • #384
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,966 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    I can confirm that cloud over the central and eastern areas of the country, not a ray of sunshine here at any point today and it felt fairly chilly too. Looks like the rest of the country had a lovely sunny day.


  • #385
    appledrop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭appledrop


    In fairness I'm not complaining we have had an unreal run of good weather in the east.

    Cant remember the last time it rained!

    We were due a break after 6 mths of non stop rain.


  • #386
    Artane2002
    Registered Users Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭Artane2002


    Pretty sure we had quite a bit of sunshine in Dublin 5 but I wasn't looking out too often. Last night was clear too. Overcast now though.


  • #387
    Darwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,684 ✭✭✭Darwin


    Mostly sunny here this morning in Laois, but cold enough in that Easterly wind.


  • #388
    appledrop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭appledrop


    Lovely cool but sunny morning in North County Dublin.

    But does it matter now when we cant go anywhere.


  • #389
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,693 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    Cloudier today in Cork but still some blue sky. Stronger wind that's chilly.


  • #390
    Ckit1
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Ckit1


    Faced with all the CV19 melancholy, at least the sunsets these last few evenings have given us something to smile about :)

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  • #391
    Hooter23
    Registered Users Posts: 1,526 ✭✭✭Hooter23


    It looks like we are finally getting spring weather now and for another week or more...we are well overdue a proper spring at this stage anyway


  • #392
    4Ad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,740 ✭✭✭4Ad


    Hooter23 wrote: »
    It looks like we are finally getting spring weather now and for another week or more...we are well overdue a proper spring at this stage anyway

    The wind would cut you in two here in East Clare..


  • #393
    Hooter23
    Registered Users Posts: 1,526 ✭✭✭Hooter23


    4Ad wrote: »
    The wind would cut you in two here in East Clare..

    I noticed this too in Galway...but if you find a sheltered spot out of the wind with the sun...it goes from feeling like winter to summer...the difference is huge when you get out of that wind you could easily get sunburnt if out for a few hours


  • #394
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,207 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    If you look out now theres a great view of Venus just right of the moon at the moment. (ISS pass at 8.29pm)


  • #395
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 12,073 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Oscar Bravo wrote: »
    If you look out now theres a great view of Venus just right of the moon at the moment. (ISS pass at 8.29pm)

    Thanks for the heads up Oscar Bravo, was out watching it with my wife and the young fella, spectacular!


  • #396
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 12,073 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Beautiful cool still clear night here near Tralee.

    Barometer 1038.6 hPa Rising Rapidly.

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  • #397
    Kutebride
    Registered Users Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭Kutebride


    Cool and cloudy Meath


  • #398
    Donegal Storm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,023 ✭✭✭Donegal Storm


    Lovely skies these past few nights, will actually miss going for a walk in the dark from now on with the clocks changing!


  • #399
    sryanbruen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,666 ✭✭✭✭sryanbruen


    Malin Head had a 1047 hPa MSLP observation at 2300 UTC. The Irish record for March is 1047.1 hPa!

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  • #400
    pauldry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭pauldry


    sryanbruen wrote: »
    Malin Head had a 1047 hPa MSLP observation at 2300 UTC. The Irish record for March is 1047.1 hPa!

    It's about to be well beaten 1050 likely

    But 1052 record will be just missed


  • #401
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,207 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    Malin head on 10am met reports was 1051hpa


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