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Gail

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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #720 on: February 06, 2011, 09:38:45 AM »
Quote from: angie on February 05, 2011, 10:29:21 PM
Everyone must be thinking what is she speaking about. A bar under my name.
Angle  :)
I see your bar Angie but don't know why it's there and my computer technician (18 year old son) is still in bed so I can't ask him for you!
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #721 on: February 06, 2011, 09:16:33 PM »
While I was visiting Norfolk, England, last week a fantastic occurrence of Northern Light hit almost all Norway, even the southmost parts.
Here is a link to some pictures:
http://www.vg.no/protokoll/?pid=876
« Last Edit: February 07, 2011, 07:21:15 AM by Hoy »
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #722 on: February 06, 2011, 09:24:43 PM »
An amazing set of photos, Hoy, thanks for the link.  The lights must have been waiting foryou to go abroad!
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #723 on: February 06, 2011, 09:25:38 PM »
I agree Maggi. The photos are absolutely amazing
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #724 on: February 07, 2011, 05:00:34 AM »
Spectacular photos, Hoy.  Thanks so much for posting them.
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #725 on: February 07, 2011, 06:01:46 AM »
Great photos Hoy.

I was attracted to the advice that the Aurora would be visible on the night of February 5th.
I have been in Hobart for over 25 years and have seen what I thought was the Aurora only once.

Can anybody throw and (northern) light on how you can predict when they will be visible?
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #726 on: February 07, 2011, 07:34:39 AM »
Aurora Polaris is connected to sunspots and solar activity. So by observing the sun you can predict probabilities of this phenomenon which is induced by solar wind.
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #727 on: February 07, 2011, 09:50:29 AM »
It's blowing a bit today, and my neighbour's conifer tree is dropping cones on the carbon fibre roof of my office/shed/pleione store. Every time one drops, I jump out of my skin. It sounds as if it's coming right through the roof.

How do you control your neighbours' trees? I ask nicely but I only get a shrug. I know the laws, of course, but the branches are too high for me to reach from my side.  :'( :'( :'(

Probably should have posted this under 'Moan, Moan'.   ::)
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #728 on: February 07, 2011, 10:44:31 AM »
we have had 18 cms (7 inches) of rain in the last three days and now it is too windy to go in the greenhouses in case any glass fails. At least the mild air has brought on all the bulbs.
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #729 on: February 07, 2011, 10:47:15 AM »
It was raining here.... now it's snowing. Yuck!
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #730 on: February 07, 2011, 08:12:10 PM »
Finally out of the deep freeze the last two days, the sun starting to shrink our 7' (210 cm) of snow so far.
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #731 on: February 07, 2011, 08:21:51 PM »
The sun has been wonderful and the snow is being compacted.  The snowplower has had to start blocking part of the garage because he's run out of places to put the snow.  The last picture is the best - no deer tracks!!!!~!
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #732 on: February 07, 2011, 08:23:41 PM »
Sorry for the duplication.  This is the photo I meant to post.
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #733 on: February 07, 2011, 08:39:53 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on February 07, 2011, 10:47:15 AM
It was raining here.... now it's snowing. Yuck!

We usually say "It was snowing here....now it's raining. Yuck!" (roughly translated from the Norwegian) :)
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #734 on: February 07, 2011, 08:40:51 PM »
My goodness, that is a LOT of snow.  Do try to keep it over there, won't you?  ::)



 Anne, I've removed your duplicate for you. ;)


Stephen, whichever way you put it... right now it's yuck!
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