Starship Asterisk*

neufer wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 1:55 pm ...

The nearness of the pond would imply that
the reflected image is virtually identical to the direct image
(i.e., no revealed sky features that are not directly observable).

Hence, it would seem to be Aldebaran.

dlw wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 4:46 pm
Yes -- stretched by the rippling water...

alter-ego wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 2:28 am

Joe Stieber wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 1:49 am

alter-ego wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 1:09 am
It is possible. The streak coincidentally is short enough and apparently in the right position to be hidden by the cloud that's partially covering Taurus, coincidentally pointing near the Perseid radiant, and is coincidental with the nominal shower duration. The image is dated Aug 24.

I’d be inclined to think that it’s the glitter path reflection of Aldebaran, which is just below the tail end of the white arrow in alter-ego’s annotated clip. Not far to the right of that, there’s a faint glitter path of Theta 1 & 2 Tau.

Yeah, maybe. I thought the same thing at first, but I didn't think intensity of the streak is not consistent with Aldebaran's brightness and brightness of the nearby star reflections which are questionable as being streaks. However, Aldebaran is 7x to 8x brighter than Tau 2, so maybe all is consistent with smearing by water ripples.

neufer wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 1:51 am

ems57fcva wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:41 pm
1) The water in the picture appears to be a moving stream, not a lake. And that water looks to me to be no more than a few hundred feet wide at most, while Thingvallavatn Lake covers an area of 32 square miles. I have been at that lake, and even from a the cliffs near its northern shore you cannot see the southern shore.

It appears to be the extreme northern section of Thingvallavatn Lake
from a point just off the highway due south of Drekkingarhylur.

64°15'39.9"N 21°07'17.4"W

Joe Stieber wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 1:49 am

alter-ego wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 1:09 am

dlw wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 7:03 pm Might that red streak reflected on the lake be a meteor from behind the clouds?

It is possible. The streak coincidentally is short enough and apparently in the right position to be hidden by the cloud that's partially covering Taurus, coincidentally pointing near the Perseid radiant, and is coincidental with the nominal shower duration. The image is dated Aug 24.

I’d be inclined to think that it’s the glitter path reflection of Aldebaran, which is just below the tail end of the white arrow in alter-ego’s annotated clip. Not far to the right of that, there’s a faint glitter path of Theta 1 & 2 Tau.

ems57fcva wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:41 pm
1) The water in the picture appears to be a moving stream, not a lake. And that water looks to me to be no more than a few hundred feet wide at most, while Thingvallavatn Lake covers an area of 32 square miles. I have been at that lake, and even from a the cliffs near its northern shore you cannot see the southern shore.

alter-ego wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 1:09 am

dlw wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 7:03 pm Might that red streak reflected on the lake be a meteor from behind the clouds?

It is possible. The streak coincidentally is short enough and apparently in the right position to be hidden by the cloud that's partially covering Taurus, coincidentally pointing near the Perseid radiant, and is coincidental with the nominal shower duration. The image is dated Aug 24.

dlw wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 7:03 pm Might that red streak reflected on the lake be a meteor from behind the clouds?

E Fish wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:29 pm Aren't Sunday images always repeats?

That is a gorgeous image, though. And a nice combination of astronomy and geology, two of my favorite sciences!

BDanielMayfield wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 3:09 pm

Chris Peterson wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 2:05 pm

BDanielMayfield wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:50 pm

Then it's fortunate that we appear to heading into a period of low sunspot activity. The downside is that aurora's would become much rarer.

Auroras remain quite common even when the Sun is very inactive. But they are far less likely to move outside of high latitudes, so the likelihood of seeing them for most people is much smaller.

I now live at about 43deg 58' north, but didn't move far enough, apparently.

Chris Peterson wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 2:05 pm

BDanielMayfield wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:50 pm

Were a Carrington-class event to impact the Earth today, speculation holds that damage might occur to global power grids and electronics on a scale never yet experienced.

Then it's fortunate that we appear to heading into a period of low sunspot activity. The downside is that aurora's would become much rarer.

Auroras remain quite common even when the Sun is very inactive. But they are far less likely to move outside of high latitudes, so the likelihood of seeing them for most people is much smaller.

BDanielMayfield wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:50 pm

Were a Carrington-class event to impact the Earth today, speculation holds that damage might occur to global power grids and electronics on a scale never yet experienced.

Then it's fortunate that we appear to heading into a period of low sunspot activity. The downside is that aurora's would become much rarer.

Were a Carrington-class event to impact the Earth today, speculation holds that damage might occur to global power grids and electronics on a scale never yet experienced.

AlbireoA wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 12:56 pm This picture was already used on 2016 August 30...

Boomer12k wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 6:30 am A crazy "@" symbol with a TAIL!!

Awesome.

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