Brian5671 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 minute ago, MJO812 said: Pretty boring up there yeah that's the problem with most really snowy areas-no one wants to live there 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPcantmeasuresnow Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 10 hours ago, LibertyBell said: Kansas is one of the greatest of the supergroups. I saw a lot of angry people on Twitter when Supernatural ended, I guess they wanted it to go on for a few more years. I'm not sure what we're defining as super groups here but is there any argument the Traveling Wilburys were the greatest super group of all time? George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynn and Roy Orbison (for one album at least until his death) all in the same group, and all best of friends on top of that. I don't think there's ever been a group as talented since, or ever will be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee59 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 After a cold season last winter, Alaska is off to another very cold start. Temperatures well below zero in the central and northern part of the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPcantmeasuresnow Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 26 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said: I'm not sure what we're defining as super groups here but is there any argument the Traveling Wilburys were the greatest super group of all time? George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynn and Roy Orbison (for one album at least until his death) all in the same group, and all best of friends on top of that. I don't think there's ever been a group as talented since, or ever will be. 22 minutes ago, Torch said: Blind faith #2 You may have at least an argument there. I think the Wilburys still win out, but that could be argued either way IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North and West Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 MGMT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 39 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said: I'm not sure what we're defining as super groups here but is there any argument the Traveling Wilburys were the greatest super group of all time? George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynn and Roy Orbison (for one album at least until his death) all in the same group, and all best of friends on top of that. I don't think there's ever been a group as talented since, or ever will be. Damn, that even beats the Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood super group. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 43 minutes ago, MJO812 said: Pretty boring up there at least you'll be ground zero for the April 2024 total solar eclipse lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, North and West said: MGMT How much snow is it showing? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North and West Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Just now, Stormlover74 said: How much snow is it showing? I was referring to the band. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 minute ago, North and West said: I was referring to the band. that would be an awesome name for a weather model though all the others would have to bow and get out of the way, ladies and gentleman THE MGMT HAS SPOKEN! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverrat Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I think 107.1 "the Peak" is a great station. Good Mix and Chris Hermann in the afternoon and Jimmy Fink in the evening always plays much different music then you hear on other commercial stations in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prue11 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 13 hours ago, NorthShoreWx said: Near Sunken Meadow. Did you go to West? Yes went to smithtown high school west graduated in 2008, my parents are still there and I work in smithtown. Moved to holbrook now in an apartment not sure where I’ll be when we buy a house. Smithtown too expensive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdp146 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Anyone catch the Saturn/Jupiter conjunction? Went down to a park on the water and got lucky for about 5 minutes when a hole opened in the clouds. Got double lucky when someone was there with an 8 inch Dobsonian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etudiant Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Skunked by a wall of clouds over the south western horizon, looking from the Central Park Reservoir. Guess I have to wait another 800 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intensewind002 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 4 hours ago, etudiant said: Skunked by a wall of clouds over the south western horizon, looking from the Central Park Reservoir. Guess I have to wait another 800 years. Yeah we had pretty crappy visibility out in suffolk county as well, kinda disappointed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 13 hours ago, justinj said: Yes went to smithtown high school west graduated in 2008, my parents are still there and I work in smithtown. Moved to holbrook now in an apartment not sure where I’ll be when we buy a house. Smithtown too expensive Yup, too expensive especially the taxes; I'm gonna miss this place one day. Both of my kids went to West, the younger was 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 14 hours ago, tdp146 said: Anyone catch the Saturn/Jupiter conjunction? Went down to a park on the water and got lucky for about 5 minutes when a hole opened in the clouds. Got double lucky when someone was there with an 8 inch Dobsonian. tonight you'll have a much better chance, it should be clear..by the way how long after sunset was it and how far above the horizon were they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 13 hours ago, etudiant said: Skunked by a wall of clouds over the south western horizon, looking from the Central Park Reservoir. Guess I have to wait another 800 years. 2080 actually or you can just look tonight they'll be almost as close as they were last night and it should be clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalplainsnowman Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Personally, I'm looking forward to the 'great conjunction', when Jupiter will pass directly in front of Saturn. That will occur next on February 16, 7541 (seriously.) I'm hoping that if I diet and exercise I can be around to see it happen. By the way, if you're busy that day or if it is cloudy (does Accuweather's long range go out this far?), it happens again later that year on June 17th, 7541. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 11 minutes ago, coastalplainsnowman said: Personally, I'm looking forward to the 'great conjunction', when Jupiter will pass directly in front of Saturn. That will occur next on February 16, 7541 (seriously.) I'm hoping that if I diet and exercise I can be around to see it happen. By the way, if you're busy that day or if it is cloudy (does Accuweather's long range go out this far?), it happens again later that year on June 17th, 7541. I didn't even know that could actually happen lol. I'd settle for a nice lunar occultation of either Jupiter or Saturn or both in the same night ;-) Do you have any numbers for when that might happen next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdp146 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, LibertyBell said: tonight you'll have a much better chance, it should be clear..by the way how long after sunset was it and how far above the horizon were they? I went down at 5pm and got a break in the clouds at 5:30. It’s about 15 degrees above the horizon to the SW. A simple way to judge degrees is to extend your arm and put the bottom of you hand (your pinky) on the horizon. The top of you hand is about 10 degrees. So look up about hand and a half to the SW and you’ll see it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 The 2 BC occultation of Jupiter by Venus was probably the most impressive planetary rendezvous in recorded history. Jupiter+Saturn is a little meh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalplainsnowman Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 54 minutes ago, LibertyBell said: I didn't even know that could actually happen lol. I'd settle for a nice lunar occultation of either Jupiter or Saturn or both in the same night ;-) Do you have any numbers for when that might happen next? I found the above info here, just kind of stumbled across it https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/planets/great-conjunction. There may be more info there.. The whole topic is making me want to pickup astronomy/telescope hobby.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 40 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: The 2 BC occultation of Jupiter by Venus was probably the most impressive planetary rendezvous in recorded history. Jupiter+Saturn is a little meh. that was an actual occultation? I want to simulate it in Starry Night! when is the next going to happen? The cool thing about a Jupiter/Saturn occultation would be seeing the satellite systems of both (and Saturn's rings) "intermingle" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Just now, LibertyBell said: that was an actual occultation? I want to simulate it in Starry Night! when is the next going to happen? The cool thing about a Jupiter/Saturn occultation would be seeing the satellite systems of both (and Saturn's rings) "intermingle" There's a Venus–Jupiter mutual occultation coming up relatively soon... 2060s I think? But it's only going to be a few degrees from the sun and so either invisible or extremely difficult to see. That said, backyard astronomers are already doing insane work amplifying faint data from daytime and twilight imagery, to speak nothing of where astrophotography is going to be in several more decades. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 i hope january has zero snow 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Forkys doing promos for the panic room again. As always..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: There's a Venus–Jupiter mutual occultation coming up relatively soon... 2060s I think? But it's only going to be a few degrees from the sun and so either invisible or extremely difficult to see. That said, backyard astronomers are already doing insane work amplifying faint data from daytime and twilight imagery, to speak nothing of where astrophotography is going to be in several more decades. Yep and even this Jupiter/Saturn conjunction happens every 20 years but we haven't seen the last few "great" ones because they happened during daylight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEG NAO Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, forkyfork said: i hope january has zero snow yes but DT said this is the best pattern he has seen since Jan 96 and Dec 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 minute ago, NEG NAO said: yes but DT said this is the best pattern he has seen since Jan 96 and Dec 2009 I'll take a 4-5 SD -AO or -NAO anytime..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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