Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2022 10:18 pm
Old Weather Forum
Transcribing yesterday's weather for tomorrow
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Natural Phenomena
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Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2022 10:53 pm
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2022 12:18 am
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 1:42 pm
pommystuart wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 6:25 am Feb 9th 1883 Yantic.
Noticed ball lightning to Sd and Wd during last hour.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 7_0123.JPG
Not something you see every day.
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 8:47 pm
Ashuelot, 1868
1868-01-16
Lat 31.24
Long 121.49
Lat 32.16
Long 128.61
1868-01-16
Lat 31.24
Long 121.49
1868-04-052200: A very brilliant meteor was seen which started in the Zodiac bearing SW & pursued @ northerly direction, growing brighter for about 50 deg and then exploded.
Lat 32.16
Long 128.61
2300h: Observed paraselene around the moon diameter 30 deg
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 6:58 pm
A parasalene (or moon dog)
I've seen these once or twice in the Yorkshire Dales
I've seen these once or twice in the Yorkshire Dales
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 7:18 pm
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2022 5:28 am
Shenandoah, December 12, 1868 in the Indian Ocean.
3:50 AM
Location at Noon: 11°41' S 98°50' E
3:50 AM
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 12-191.JPGa brilliant meteor shot across the heavens.
Location at Noon: 11°41' S 98°50' E
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2022 4:01 pm
14 March 18 1877
Panama Bay
Panama Bay
At 8:55 P.M., saw a very brilliant meteor to the N'd + W'd, appearing at an altitude of about 40o, lasting a N'ly course it disappeared abut 15o above the horizon, having at times in its passage exhibited twice very great brilliancy.
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2022 4:02 pm
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 6:22 pm
13 June 1877
Position at 2:00 A.M. near -9.7 -78.5.
Midnight to 4 A.M.
Position at 2:00 A.M. near -9.7 -78.5.
Midnight to 4 A.M.
Several meteors seen during the watch.
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 6:27 pm
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2022 3:58 pm
12 August 1877
San Juan Bay, Peru
San Juan Bay, Peru
At 8:53 PM saw an exceedingly large + brilliant white meteor which appeared like a ball of fire, its diam about 2/3 that of the moon, in a NNE direction at an altitude of about 30o, descending towards and breaking into 6 or 8 pieces and disappearing just before it reached the horizon.
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2022 4:45 pm
Wow!!!
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 8:01 pm
Yantic, Key West, 12 June 1881
0130 Observed beginning of total eclipse of moon.
0130 Observed beginning of total eclipse of moon.
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 8:03 pm
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 8:42 pm
Yantic 24th June 1881 off coast of Yucatan 0000hrs
Observed a comet just above the horizon brg NNE.
Observed a comet just above the horizon brg NNE.
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 11:39 pm
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 3:04 am
See link for more on the comet observed by the Yantic.
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/il ... omet-1881/
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/il ... omet-1881/
Re: Natural Phenomena
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 3:20 am