Not to scale
Well, this was pretty good as things in the sky go but it would be better to have it visible in the sky. I mean when I was a kid there were still old folks who said when they were kids they saw Halley's Comet in 1910 (or maybe the other one of that year) which meant when Comet Kohoutek went by in 1973, we thought the sky would be filled and went out in the back yard looking and looking and saw nothing. And when Halley's came back in 1986 again I stood out looking and looking and maybe saw a smudge but probably not and then had better things to do. Heck, I've only caught the northern lights a few times and mainly they were green. Green. I mean whoopdie-do. Frankly, someone's got some 'splainin' to do about the lack of sky 'splosions.
Comments
portland - May 8, 2007 10:38 am
good looking sandwich.
Mike - May 8, 2007 11:06 am
My main guitar/singing audience (wife) likes me to play this one,
http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/carpenter-mary-chapin/halley-came-to-jackson-5221.html
gorthos - May 8, 2007 4:27 pm
Alan.. Its a matter of planning to see such fun things, not a matter of happenstance. Check out http://www.spaceweather.com it gives you a heads up often days in advence of the possability of seeing something cool in the skies. For example, we technicall have a 35% chance of seeing aurora tonight as it will be clear and bright and we are passing through a nice stream of solar charged particles :)
Yes, among other my other nerdly hobbies, I hunt aurora
Jay Currie - May 8, 2007 5:51 pm
"not to scale"
That is another keyboard you owe me....
Alan - May 8, 2007 6:11 pm
I was hot at 6:57 am today.
gorthos - May 9, 2007 12:16 am
It was hot running around chasing soccer balls from 6-7:30...
Paul of Suffolk - May 9, 2007 8:50 am
Perhaps global warming will offer us some answers !
cm - May 9, 2007 7:22 pm
I stayed home today, last-minute vacation day, thereby not adding to the smog index.
Veronica Newport - May 10, 2007 10:49 am
Hi Al,
Sorry - this isn't about 'sploding' at all. I'm in Toronto without your email address. Love to have a chat if you send me your number to jpbedard@sympatico.ca. Veronica.
Alan - May 10, 2007 1:19 pm
Hi Veronica! All people in Toronto can reach me at genx40@gmail.com.