Extended summer stormlover74 future snow hole banter thread 23

[LibertyBell]

a nova....

 

https://ktla.com/news/new-star-could-appear-in-night-sky-in-2024/

 

Astronomers are predicting a once-in-a-lifetime stargazing opportunity could appear in the northern hemisphere sometime in 2024 – a “new” star in the constellation Corona Borealis, KTLA sister station WBOY reports.

The location of T Coronae Borealis (circled in red) (Wikimedia Commons by PopePompus – Creative Commons Attribution- …

Being millions, if not billions of years old, the star “T Coronae Borealis” (T CrB) isn’t technically new. However, it will soon become visible to the naked eye for the first time in nearly 80 years. But what’s causing it to suddenly become as bright as the North Star?

T CrB is what’s called a recurring nova and is actually a white dwarf in a binary, or two-star, system; its stellar partner is a much larger red giant. According to NASA, as the red giant becomes unstable, it begins to shed its outer layers, which are then sucked up by the gravity of the white dwarf. When T CrB gathers enough stellar material from its neighbor, it lets off a massive explosion, big enough for us to see it 3,000 light-years away here on Earth

[LibertyBell]

https://blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Skies/2024/02/27/view-nova-explosion-new-star-in-northern-crown/

 

A star system, located 3,000 light-years away from Earth, is predicted to become visible to the unaided eye soon. This could be a once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity as the nova ouburst only occurs about every 80 years. T Coronae Borealis, or T CrB, last exploded in 1946 and astronomers believe it will do so again between February and September 2024.

[LibertyBell]

By the way I got this solar filter for the eclipse:

 

https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B0CPXJP62Y/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewopt_fmt?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=five_star&reviewerType=all_reviews&formatType=current_format&pageNumber=1#reviews-filter-bar

it reduces sunlight by 16.6 stops or 100,000x

I was also considering this even darker filter that reduces sunlight by 20 stops or 1,000,000x, but the reviews say it's too dark.

https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B0CRV8YLM8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_show_all?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews&pageNumber=1#reviews-filter-bar

 

[Rtd208]

[IrishRob17]

On 3/23/2024 at 11:36 AM, uofmiami said:

Ski resorts up there will be happy.

 

On 3/23/2024 at 11:47 AM, psv88 said:

Too little too late. It’s akin to a rainy summer and then it gets nice after Labor Day. Doesn’t help the beach resorts at all. 

I saw at least some of he ski areas up there had traffic jams and ran out of parking, might have been their best weekend of the season.

[psv88]

13 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said:

 

I saw at least some of he ski areas up there had traffic jams and ran out of parking, might have been their best weekend of the season.

Great. Doesn’t make up for an overall shitty season. The masses don’t go skiing in April. 

[IrishRob17]

21 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Great. Doesn’t make up for an overall shitty season. The masses don’t go skiing in April. 

No doubt. I just found it interesting, that's all.

[psv88]

8 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said:

No doubt. I just found it interesting, that's all.

I wanted to take my kids up to ski this winter so they can learn but conditions were so bad we bailed. Until next year 

[Brian5671]

2 hours ago, psv88 said:

I wanted to take my kids up to ski this winter so they can learn but conditions were so bad we bailed. Until next year 

yeah we got out a grand total of once in January and the place was maybe 60% open on 1/22.  Terrible.   Wasn't going to pay for ice/slush the other times it would have worked for us to go.  Feeling envious about this last weekend but spring sports/activities have started here so we're unable to go now.

[donsutherland1]

In his A Winter Season, James Fisher wrote December in Edinburgh in the early 19th century:

In midst of dark December's howling blast, out from his quarters in the frigid zone comes surly Winter, in his car of iron, drawn on by furious, foaming, snow-white steeds, escorted by his angry northern band; which raves, and roars, and rages all around despoiling Nature of her every charm; and now sits down to storm her empire all… Falling rapidly, drifting on heaps, are the flakes of now, while the boisterous wind, roaring furiously, disbranches the trees, and threatens to overturn every habitation of man. To heighten the terrific scene... what a flash of lightning, followed by a tremendously loud clap of thunder!

A lot of that could have applied to December in New York City during its first 30 years of record (1869-1898). December is now increasingly taking on the character of late November. The changes have been so dramatic that January today (1995-2024) is almost identical to what December was like during New York City’s first 30 years of recordkeeping.

[Rtd208]

Interesting article.

Radar gaps threaten millions as severe weather season ramps up in U.S.

[IrishRob17]

On 3/29/2024 at 6:26 AM, Rtd208 said:

Interesting article.

Radar gaps threaten millions as severe weather season ramps up in U.S.

The NW crew here are well aware of the slight gap along the Orange/Sullivan County line, depending on the direction precipitation is moving in from, especially thunderstorms. I can't imagine being in a legit gap area.

[forkyfork]

anyone who still wants snow now should be in a prison camp 

[NorthShoreWx]

2 hours ago, forkyfork said:

anyone who still wants snow now should be in a prison camp 

 

You gotta catch me first.

[Stormlover74]

[JetsPens87]

2 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

2 things here...

 

First is an absolute LOL at him still refusing to give up on BN temps

Second is...where is that for and how is March 2012 not first?

[TheClimateChanger]

2 hours ago, JetsPens87 said:

2 things here...

 

First is an absolute LOL at him still refusing to give up on BN temps

Second is...where is that for and how is March 2012 not first?

Also, not sure about "edged" out 2016. His favorite data source had this March a full 0.3C ahead of 2016: nsstc.uah.edu/data/msu/v6.0/tlt/uahncdc_lt_6.0.txt

[Brian5671]

3 hours ago, JetsPens87 said:

2 things here...

 

First is an absolute LOL at him still refusing to give up on BN temps

Second is...where is that for and how is March 2012 not first?

I wonder how many clients he lost after this year's disaster...he missed temps 5-7 degrees....that's astounding.  Worse he doubled down in early Feb when he should have thrown in the towel at that point...

[Allsnow]

I couldn’t care less about the sky conditions on Monday 

[Dark Star]

I'm sure the NY Mets organization contracts a meteorological company.  So what were they looking at yesterday?  Sure, the rain was going to slacken off a bit after 8 PM last night, but the game was scheduled for 7:05 PM.  Even if it stopped raining completely, there were going to be sporadic showers, after it rained all day.  I understand that they are playing an unbalanced scheduled, where they won't be playig Detroit again this season, but you must consider fans that are driving from 2.5 hours away (albeit 35 miles).  This isn't the first time this organization screwed the fans.  By noon, they should have at least issued a statement that any fan with tickets not coming to last night's game will be refunded (regardless if the game is played or not).  Instead, they held the ticket holders hostage, I guess to pay for their $30+ million dollar a year shortshop?  Disgraceful.  Do they refund the ridiculous parking fees?

[JetsPens87]

1 hour ago, Dark Star said:

I'm sure the NY Mets organization contracts a meteorological company.  So what were they looking at yesterday?  Sure, the rain was going to slacken off a bit after 8 PM last night, but the game was scheduled for 7:05 PM.  Even if it stopped raining completely, there were going to be sporadic showers, after it rained all day.  I understand that they are playing an unbalanced scheduled, where they won't be playig Detroit again this season, but you must consider fans that are driving from 2.5 hours away (albeit 35 miles).  This isn't the first time this organization screwed the fans.  By noon, they should have at least issued a statement that any fan with tickets not coming to last night's game will be refunded (regardless if the game is played or not).  Instead, they held the ticket holders hostage, I guess to pay for their $30+ million dollar a year shortshop?  Disgraceful.  Do they refund the ridiculous parking fees?

Cohen had gone from a promising owner with some really strong plans to a greedy buffoon with zero strategy other than money grabbing in about 2 seasons.

[Brian5671]

1 hour ago, Dark Star said:

I'm sure the NY Mets organization contracts a meteorological company.  So what were they looking at yesterday?  Sure, the rain was going to slacken off a bit after 8 PM last night, but the game was scheduled for 7:05 PM.  Even if it stopped raining completely, there were going to be sporadic showers, after it rained all day.  I understand that they are playing an unbalanced scheduled, where they won't be playig Detroit again this season, but you must consider fans that are driving from 2.5 hours away (albeit 35 miles).  This isn't the first time this organization screwed the fans.  By noon, they should have at least issued a statement that any fan with tickets not coming to last night's game will be refunded (regardless if the game is played or not).  Instead, they held the ticket holders hostage, I guess to pay for their $30+ million dollar a year shortshop?  Disgraceful.  Do they refund the ridiculous parking fees?

Shameful.    Zero chance the game would be played even as late as 5-6pm if you looked at radar...

[winterwx21]

2 hours ago, Brian5671 said:

Shameful.    Zero chance the game would be played even as late as 5-6pm if you looked at radar...

Yeah they should have postponed before the game, but what I found ridiculous was they made people wait 2 hours and then called the game just as the rain was ending around 9pm. If you make people wait that long, then why call it just as you were getting into a dry window? The way the whole thing was handled was a disgrace. 

[Brian5671]

11 minutes ago, winterwx21 said:

Yeah they should have postponed before the game, but what I found ridiculous was they made people wait 2 hours and then called the game just as the rain was ending around 9pm. If you make people wait that long, then why call it just as you were getting into a dry window? The way the whole thing was handled was a disgrace. 

Tonight's call should be a bit easier....

[uofmiami]

Looks like CSU is all in for a very active hurricane season:

 

[LibertyBell]

On 4/3/2024 at 10:20 AM, JetsPens87 said:

Cohen had gone from a promising owner with some really strong plans to a greedy buffoon with zero strategy other than money grabbing in about 2 seasons.

He's a hedge funder right? His behavior is very predictable.

[LibertyBell]

On 4/3/2024 at 12:56 PM, winterwx21 said:

Yeah they should have postponed before the game, but what I found ridiculous was they made people wait 2 hours and then called the game just as the rain was ending around 9pm. If you make people wait that long, then why call it just as you were getting into a dry window? The way the whole thing was handled was a disgrace. 

MLB needs to make removable roofs mandatory for EVERY stadium.

Rain outs and rain delays should be a thing of the past.

 

[JetsPens87]

39 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

He's a hedge funder right? His behavior is very predictable.

Indeed

[LibertyBell]

THERE WAS JUST AN EARTHQUAKE HERE, T WAS AN 4.8, MY SECOND EARTHQUAKE HERE, MY FIRST ONE WAS IN AUGUST 2011, THAT WAS BEFORE A HURRICANE HIT, THIS ONE BEFORE A SOLAR ECLIPSE!

[MJO812]

5.5 magnitude