> On 2009-11-08 17:18:03 +0000, Sacha <sa...@nowhere.com> said:
>> The sky is a symphony of rose, gold and pale blue darkening to indigo. >> But I can hear the temperature dropping like a stone!
> And Ray has just told me there's a chance of a light frost tonight. ;-( > -- > Sacha > www.hillhousenursery.com > Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. > South Devon
On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:16:05 +0000, Sacha <sa...@nowhere.com> wrote: >On 2009-11-08 18:11:54 +0000, Chris Hogg <m...@privacy.net> said:
>> On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:58:37 +0000, Sacha <sa...@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>> On 2009-11-08 17:18:03 +0000, Sacha <sa...@nowhere.com> said:
>>>> The sky is a symphony of rose, gold and pale blue darkening to indigo. >>>> But I can hear the temperature dropping like a stone!
>>> And Ray has just told me there's a chance of a light frost tonight. ;-(
>> Do you ever see a 'green flash'? In the winter down here, the sun sets >> over a sea horizon and is frequently brilliantly coloured, and perhaps >> two or three times a year we will get a green flash.
>> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_flash if you've not heard of it >> before. It's extremely short lived; a fraction of a second. Blink and >> you miss it!
>Oh you are SO going to regret asking me that. ;-) I've seen 3. Once >in the Iles de Chausey, once in Hawaii and once on the one and only >cruise we've done, in the Caribbean. On the latter, I got a small >group lined up on the rail waiting for it. They'd never heard of it >and were very sceptical and I said "just watch, don't blink, don't move >a muscle, keep deathly stil and focus on the horizon as the sun goes >into itl" and there was a loud "YAY" at the end from those who saw it >and a "Wot, wot" from those who blinked. ;-) >I've only seen it on absolutely totally, flat calm evenings at sea. >Even the faintest chop or swell seems to spoil the chances.
A green flash I missed was when traveling by plane. The pilot announced "did you all see that?" and went on to explain what it was. The general comments from passengers, including me, was "what is he talking about" as nobody had seen a thing. I've discovered since that the green flash can occurs when the sun "sets" behind clouds.
On Nov 8, 5:18 pm, Sacha <sa...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> The sky is a symphony of rose, gold and pale blue darkening to indigo. > But I can hear the temperature dropping like a stone! > -- > Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com > Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. > South Devon
We had a similar sunset last night, this morning it is cold and foggy, visibility is not good up here. I am going off to Clermont now and I'm hoping that the fog will clear a bit when I get down the mountain.
> On 2009-11-09 00:18:33 +0000, Stephen Wolstenholme > <st...@tropheus.demon.co.uk> said:
>> On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:16:05 +0000, Sacha <sa...@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>> On 2009-11-08 18:11:54 +0000, Chris Hogg <m...@privacy.net> said:
>>>> On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:58:37 +0000, Sacha <sa...@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 2009-11-08 17:18:03 +0000, Sacha <sa...@nowhere.com> said:
>>>>>> The sky is a symphony of rose, gold and pale blue darkening to >>>>>> indigo. >>>>>> But I can hear the temperature dropping like a stone!
>>>>> And Ray has just told me there's a chance of a light frost tonight. >>>>> ;-(
>>>> Do you ever see a 'green flash'? In the winter down here, the sun sets >>>> over a sea horizon and is frequently brilliantly coloured, and perhaps >>>> two or three times a year we will get a green flash.
>>>> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_flash if you've not heard of it >>>> before. It's extremely short lived; a fraction of a second. Blink and >>>> you miss it!
>>> Oh you are SO going to regret asking me that. ;-) I've seen 3. Once >>> in the Iles de Chausey, once in Hawaii and once on the one and only >>> cruise we've done, in the Caribbean. On the latter, I got a small >>> group lined up on the rail waiting for it. They'd never heard of it >>> and were very sceptical and I said "just watch, don't blink, don't move >>> a muscle, keep deathly stil and focus on the horizon as the sun goes >>> into itl" and there was a loud "YAY" at the end from those who saw it >>> and a "Wot, wot" from those who blinked. ;-) >>> I've only seen it on absolutely totally, flat calm evenings at sea. >>> Even the faintest chop or swell seems to spoil the chances.
>> A green flash I missed was when traveling by plane. The pilot >> announced "did you all see that?" and went on to explain what it was. >> The general comments from passengers, including me, was "what is he >> talking about" as nobody had seen a thing. I've discovered since that >> the green flash can occurs when the sun "sets" behind clouds.
>> Steve
> Well, as it's over in a nano-second I'm not surprised nobodt saw it. It > trult is 'blink and you'll miss it'. It's the absolutely precise second > the last tiny sliver of the sun's disc slides into the sea. I've never > seen it happen behind clouds but only on the clearest of days. > --
>>> "Sacha" <sa...@nowhere.com> wrote in message >>> news:7locqaF3c6di4U2@mid.individual.net... >>>> The sky is a symphony of rose, gold and pale blue darkening to indigo. >>>> But I can hear the temperature dropping like a stone!
>>> Same here. So good I went down to the seafront so I could see more of >>> it.
>>No Green Flash?
> or just the usual old man in a grubby mackintosh? > --
Wouldn't have thought current temperatures suit flashing. mark
>>>>> "Sacha" <sa...@nowhere.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:7locqaF3c6di4U2@mid.individual.net... >>>>>> The sky is a symphony of rose, gold and pale blue darkening to >>>>>> indigo. >>>>>> But I can hear the temperature dropping like a stone!
>>>>> Same here. So good I went down to the seafront so I could see more of >>>>> it.
>>>>No Green Flash?
>>> or just the usual old man in a grubby mackintosh?
>>Wouldn't have thought current temperatures suit flashing.
> Probably a potential gold medallist in training.
> Like to guess the event? > --
PV?
Or maybe that one where you throw rings onto a peg, not sure if that has got official status yet though.
Sacha <sa...@nowhere.com> wrote: >> The sky is a symphony of rose, gold and pale blue darkening to indigo. >> But I can hear the temperature dropping like a stone! > And Ray has just told me there's a chance of a light frost tonight. ;-(
Apparently there was a frost around Reading area last night
> On 2009-11-08 22:39:44 +0000, "Kathy McIntosh" <ka...@somewhereelse.com> > said:
>> "Sacha" <sa...@nowhere.com> wrote in message >> news:7locqaF3c6di4U2@mid.individual.net... >>> The sky is a symphony of rose, gold and pale blue darkening to indigo. >>> But I can hear the temperature dropping like a stone!
>> Same here. So good I went down to the seafront so I could see more of >> it.
> No Green Flash?
Not that I saw, but then the sea front here faces east, but at the south end there are no buildings so you can see lots of sky to the south west.
>>> "Sacha" <sa...@nowhere.com> wrote in message >>> news:7locqaF3c6di4U2@mid.individual.net... >>>> The sky is a symphony of rose, gold and pale blue darkening to indigo. >>>> But I can hear the temperature dropping like a stone!
>>> Same here. So good I went down to the seafront so I could see more of >>> it.
>>No Green Flash?
> or just the usual old man in a grubby mackintosh?
Funny you should say that ....
Actually they all seemed to be wearing bright orange waterproof suits. Sea fishing going on.
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