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#81 Post by **clvrlad** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:16 pm

who up for rabbit stew?

#82 Post by **kathlyn** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:17 pm

I cooked a nice rabbit stew last weekend

#83 Post by **chazzie** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:22 pm

How's a topic on the Night Sky turned into the Bunny Boiler?

#84 Post by **clvrlad** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:23 pm

cos shes stella?

ive put a recipe (with garlic) on the thread

#85 Post by **Bunnylump** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:26 pm

OI what did I do to deserve that? All I can say to you two is
SPANNER and viande de cheval bourguignon.

I've heard that rabbit stew is vastly overrated anyway.

I'm going to get a big smack from Uncle Scurra in a minute because this has NOTHING to do with the thread. And I NEVER deviate threads from their intended titles, as you two should know by now.

So I will tell him that YOU started it, and then I'll lend him my nice big spanner, and a French cookery book, so that he can adequately rectify the situation.

#86 Post by **kathlyn** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:29 pm

I'd never use purple bunnies

#87 Post by **clvrlad** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:34 pm

oh i dunno they'd make great gloves while out watching the night sky

#88 Post by **kathlyn** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:44 pm

#89 Post by **Bunnylump** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:10 pm

OOOh, he's so asking for it, isn't he?

#90 Post by **chazzie** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:14 pm

Bunnylump wrote:I thought it'd be nice to have a thread where we could mention things you can spot in the night sky.

Just went back to the very first post on this thread - are you thinking its nice now to have such a thread

#91 Post by **Bunnylump** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:17 pm

I think this needs to be posted again in case anyone misses it in amongst all the animal cruelty (rabbits, metal dogs, horses... the RSPCA would have a field day).

Bunnylump wrote:OK time for a fascinating (or utterly tedious depending on your perspective) update on what to look out for in the next few weeks.

Night of December 13th (around midnight) weather permitting, you should be able to see the Geminid meteor shower. Because the position of the radiant (the point from which they appear to emanate)which is high in the sky, they should appear quite bright and spectacular.

New Year's eve There should be a partial eclipse of the moon - should be visible from 18:52 to 19:54 from London (not that you'll probably see much from there because of the light pollution - sorry Scurra). The particles in the atmosphere should make it appear that when the the moon is in the Earth's shadow it will look either orange or pink.

#92 Post by **clvrlad** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:18 pm

yes i am

espeically as bunnylump likes me really

(and if you carefully looked i did mention she was stella

)

#93 Post by **Bunnylump** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:58 pm

You can't creep round me like that, wagging your metal tail. The damage is done now.

Oh, why am I such a soft touch? Ah go on then. I do like you really.

#94 Post by **MBH** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:28 pm

Staying back on topic, there were advertising on the local radio for an event at Kielder Observatory (Kielder Forest is about 60 mile away, and always feels further than it is when we've gone in the past).

On a light scale of 1 (unlit ship in the middle of the ocean) up to 9, apparently Kielder is the only place that scores a 2 in England.

They were talking about a christmas theme things like the Blue Snowball Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster (which sounds very impressive).

I know that the Sunderland society has a small observatory at Washington Wildfowl Park as well. I should really get myself organized and go on a visit some time

#95 Post by **Bunnylump** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:32 am

Keilder Forest Observatory sounds FAB. I'd love to go to that!! Bit further for me though.

I think I'd have a job on to convince OH that he'd want to risk going there, especially as we'd probably go and then the weather would be rubbish.) Who wants to come?

#96 Post by **LAT** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:35 am

I'll come as long as there are no nasty bridges to cross, but it's even further for me.

#97 Post by **clvrlad** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 6:29 am

well if your organising a meet bunny.....

well volunteered

#98 Post by **Bunnylump** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:58 pm

Ahem...

Back to the topic

THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN JANUARY

Mars should be visible this month - it reaches opposition(that means you can see it all night) on the 29th. If you're lucky enough to have a telescope (I don't, sadly) you will apparently be able to see the polar caps and the shifting dust storms. For those of us without a telescope, we should be able to see it's distinctive red colour (caused by iron oxide) among the stars of Cancer.

You should also be able to see Saturn near to Virgo's brightest star - Spica.

You might also be lucky enough to see Mercury - best on the morning o the 27th.

Maybe I should get a monocle for my dodgy eye. I'd make a great Patrick Moore Lookielikie.

#99 Post by **giraffe** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:24 pm

we should be able to see it's distinctive red colour (caused by iron oxide) among the stars of Cancer

And where would you find the stars of Cancer if you are an ignoramus? I can sometimes find the belt of orion, but that is the limit of my knowledge.

#100 Post by **Bunnylump** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 9:00 pm

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