So who else is north of the equator?

[erick]

Just thought I should check now I've moved to the "top"(?) of the world! Who else is north of the equator?

I'm in Israel, on the northern coastline of Israel.

Cheers
eric

[JB80]

Me too. :D

Well not Israel but I'm just out of Alicante city in Spain which is a southerly change from my last location in Belgium.
It's an amazing change in location too, I can actually see the MW despite have about 10 street lights around. Maybe not as good as the shores of Lake Bonney in SA but it'll do nicely for now.

[wavelandscott]

I am in Connecticut, USA...about 1 North of NYC.

[erick]

I know there is more of us -speak up! :)

[skysurfer]

I am probably the most far north: in Holland (unless there are Scandinavians or Aussies living in Scandinavia on this forum).

[Wavytone]

I'm in Edinburgh this morning, 56 degrees N :)

Then back to the midlands next week...

[Stardrifter_WA]

I was at Stellarfane in Springfield Vermont. It was awesome :eyepop:

[Shano592]

I'm presently in HangZhou, China.

It was a lazy 45 degrees here the other day. Looking at a cool 39 for today...

Can't wait to get home to rainy, windy Sydney.

[desler]

And you are sorely missed my friend. Who is going to take care of that pesky SV camp security light??????

Daz

[barx1963]

Glad to hear you are settled in Eric. Looking forward to dark sky reports from the Negev!!

Malcolm

[Wavytone]

Wow ... A really sunny day here - real blue sky for the first time. If this holds I *might* see some stars tonight !

Down in the midlands the night sky is pretty disappointing even though I was in the countryside.

[erick]

Still no telescopes - ship still coming, I hope. But many people eager to observe with me and learn :)

[Stardrifter_WA]

I am up in the Colorado mountains at the moment and the skies here are awesome :eyepop:

[Wavytone]

In Aviemore tonight, 57 degrees north. If the weather holds I'm hoping to catch andromeda around midnight when it should be fairly dark here.

[JB80]

Don't forget the Moon is out tonight big and bright.

[erick]

Yep, shining down here as well. But I have a lot of people who will enjoy looking at the Moon from the middle of the city! Come on scopes, hurry that ship up!

[Ric]

Hi Eric

Good to hear your settling in at your new digs.

It must be a fantastic place to explore, new sights and sounds and all that ancient history.

Cheers

[barx1963]

Eric
I will be in the northern hemisphere in about 2 weeks, flying to London to 2 weeks in the UK then a month in Europe. Will probably fly a bit north of you on the way there!

Malcolm

[Wavytone]

Hehe I'm off to the Orkneys tomorrow, on a day trip sightseeing - some really ancient history !

Last night at Aviemore the moon was hiding behind clouds (weather in Scotland is crap 99% of he time) but I did manage to spy M31 naked eye, which is a lot more than can be said further south.

In the Peak District in the midlands I figured the naked eye limit for stars is at best about 2.5 or 3. It looks clear and dark, but isn't, and a couple of shots with my camera confirmed the night sky is a dirty brown.

Apparently there's an effort to make th Northumberland national park a designated dark sky area and attempt to control lighting, but IMHO its probably a waste of time as the air is neither clear nor is it particularly dark... The Cairngorms are about the only area left, if you put up with the weather.

[MortonH]

Yeah. I sure don't miss the Scottish weather!

[JB80]

Strange, when we were in Scotland last(?) November it was the best weather I had seen for years albeit a bit chilly.
I even had the experience of watching Leonids whilst being snowed on.

I suppose that's more a reflection on just how incredibly dull the weather is in Belgium.