Autumn 2019 - General Discussion

Oneiric 3 · 25-09-2019 10:06pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Not long left for the remaining orange ones.I find the LED's are much better for driving, light up the road and little light escaping upwards.

A lot of my town has these white LEDs now. Gives a colder, darker look to the streets to be honest.

Danno · 25-09-2019 10:16pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Not long left for the remaining orange ones.I find the LED's are much better for driving, light up the road and little light escaping upwards.

Now that is some shot! Beautiful!

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

A lot of my town has these white LEDs now. Gives a colder, darker look to the streets to be honest.

Are they there long? Some of the newer ones are really bright, especially if they are up of a height. I see some of the orange ones being replaced and the LEDs are placed at the same height - this I think gives it a sharper dark/bright contrast. The brilliant white is a little cold though - perhaps they'll come up with a slightly warmer tone. Although it'd be savage if they switched from cool white to warm white depending on the season!

Oh, I look forward to seeing the snowfall at night under LED!

Xenji · 25-09-2019 10:25pm

Some moderate gusts now in Castlebar and nearly 15mm of rain today, it looks like September will make it the 7th month in a row wetter than last year, with only January and February being drier.

Chris_5339762 · 25-09-2019 10:28pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Not long left for the remaining orange ones.I find the LED's are much better for driving, light up the road and little light escaping upwards.

Lovely photo. I hate the LEDs though, they produce a very harsh light. I much prefer the 1980s style yellow sodium bulbs... far easier on the eyes and a warmer feeling to them.

Oscar Bravo · 25-09-2019 10:38pm

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

Lovely photo. I hate the LEDs though, they produce a very harsh light. I much prefer the 1980s style yellow sodium bulbs... far easier on the eyes and a warmer feeling to them.

These(photo) were all the go from the 80s onwards. The last year here in Castlebar ,and more so in the past two months have seen most of them go over to LED.

Anyway ,im off topic. Its a dry breezy night @15 degrees

Oneiric 3 · 25-09-2019 11:34pm

Danno wrote: »

Now that is some shot! Beautiful!

Are they there long? Some of the newer ones are really bright, especially if they are up of a height. I see some of the orange ones being replaced and the LEDs are placed at the same height - this I think gives it a sharper dark/bright contrast. The brilliant white is a little cold though - perhaps they'll come up with a slightly warmer tone. Although it'd be savage if they switched from cool white to warm white depending on the season!

Oh, I look forward to seeing the snowfall at night under LED!

They have been rolling out around town for a while now, but only recently have come into my housing estate. I don't find them bright at all to be honest and the shadows they create are darker. Another disadvantage is that I could often see showers coming at night before they arrived here because of the orange reflection bouncing off the clouds from the other side of town. With the increasing amount of white lights, oncoming showers do not seem to be as visible from a distance.

Danno · 26-09-2019 12:18am

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

They have been rolling out around town for a while now, but only recently have come into my housing estate. I don't find them bright at all to be honest and the shadows they create are darker. Another disadvantage is that I could often see showers coming at night before they arrived here because of the orange reflection bouncing off the clouds from the other side of town. With the increasing amount of white lights, oncoming showers do not seem to be as visible from a distance.

I get what you are saying, my bet is that the LEDs are much stronger (therefore designed to spread their light further) but are put at exactly at the same height as the Orange Sodium lights they replace. Therefore it gives a strong downward beam, increasing the contrast between lit and unlit. The upward light is greatly reduced/eliminated, this was driven by star gazers and professionals in the space exploration sectors who campaigned against night light pollution.

Thankfully the LEDs came after rain radar!

Meanwhile, back at the ranch - it's 13c and no further measurable rain since last posting.

US2 · 26-09-2019 2:38am

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Not long left for the remaining orange ones.I find the LED's are much better for driving, light up the road and little light escaping upwards.

Which ones are better for watching snow ?

Graces7 · 26-09-2019 4:49am

Woken by loud drumming deluge echoing on the roof... Wind rising; moving into the equinoctial gale season. Black as the proverbial pitch out there, and the cats came flowing in like a surge tide when I opened the door. Nothing as fast as a cat when heavy rain and strong wind are around

Distinctly chilly too,, west mayo offshore .

JCX BXC · 26-09-2019 7:40am

Ah but nostalgia, I love the sodium light. I find the white LED lighting very cold

pad199207 · 26-09-2019 8:08am

Bright morning and 11c

harr · 26-09-2019 8:47am

Nice sunny morning in Laois but it definitely feels cooler than the last few days.

Gonzo · 26-09-2019 10:32am

harr wrote: »

Nice sunny morning in Laois but it definitely feels cooler than the last few days.

it's a little bit chillier, but as a whole I think we've done rather well with daytime temperatures this September. This month has already beaten daytime temperatures of June which wouldn't be hard, making this month the 3rd warmest month of the year at my location. However the overall monthly temperature may not get 3rd place due to the cooler nights.

We've already had 5 days that reached 20C or more and most other days in the 17 to 19C range. Compare this to June, I only saw 3 days above 20C and half the month failed to reach above 15C.

Graces7 · 26-09-2019 11:53am

Mercurial , wild, sudden deluges and gusty winds, then bright sun. west mayo

Oneiric 3 · 26-09-2019 2:50pm

Danno wrote: »

Thankfully the LEDs came after rain radar!
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The orange lights proved to be better and more accurate than the actual rain radar for here.

ZX7R · 26-09-2019 3:41pm

Could be an interesting evening/night thunder storms forecasted

Graces7 · 26-09-2019 3:53pm

ZX7R wrote: »

Could be an interesting evening/night thunder storms forecasted

Ah THAT is why the headache...Thanks! Ah well.. we shall see. Still quixotic; bright sun then ferocious deluges. Full of life and liveliness.. west mayo offshore sanctuary

ZX7R · 26-09-2019 4:51pm

Graces7 wrote: »

Ah THAT is why the headache...Thanks! Ah well.. we shall see. Still quixotic; bright sun then ferocious deluges. Full of life and liveliness.. west mayo offshore sanctuary

A few flash's appearing on the radar now west coast and Midlands

pad199207 · 26-09-2019 5:29pm

Monsoon in Kildare now

harr · 26-09-2019 5:34pm

pad199207 wrote: »

Monsoon in Kildare now

Monsoon and sun shining :eek:

Gaoth Laidir · 26-09-2019 6:20pm

Those LEDs are nice alright, but come a foggy period we'll miss the orange ones' better transmission.

pad199207 · 26-09-2019 6:31pm

Garden flooded. Street outside partially flooded. 11mm in about 8-10mins I’d say.

Danno · 26-09-2019 8:36pm

Just 0.8mm here in south Laois for the day (AWS). Interestingly, a savage downpour nearby around 6.45pm. The town side of the bridge was bone dry, the north side drenched. Such a difference over 15 metres! Cool at 12.2c presently after a high of 16.4c (AWS)