Strange one here... but just looking out my Brooklyn window, saw light in eastern-ish sky, very bright, almost as if a spotlight was coming down, then the source of it seem to dissipate, and then the "cloud" itself dissipated shortly thereafter. Any astronomy news tonight of any sort? Or something else? Or did anyone else happen to see anything?
posted by dearleader on Sep 19, 2009 - 11 answers

"The Sky is in all ways suited to entertain." Or something like that. I believe John Ruskin said/wrote something to this effect. Anyone have the exact quote? [more inside]
posted by slipperywhenwet on Nov 26, 2008 - 2 answers

AstronomyFilter: What was that crazy thing I saw in the sky? [more inside]
posted by bmalicoat on Aug 15, 2008 - 19 answers

When I look into the sky, I can see small, brilliant points of light darting around. What are they?
posted by Tarn on May 15, 2008 - 18 answers

Is it true that the skies in the Southern Hemisphere appear brighter and clearer than Northern Hemisphere skies? I have read this several times from various unscientific sources. If so, what is the reason?
posted by vizsla on Sep 10, 2007 - 7 answers

Where can I find some truly dark skies in western Washington state? [more inside]
posted by 0xFCAF on Aug 30, 2007 - 11 answers

(Two part question: part 1 – help me find a reference, part 2 – am I crazy?) I know I have read somewhere that on rare occasions fish and frogs can be dragged from their watery residences by waterspouts and deposited miles away. There are many references on the web referring to this type of phenomena, but there is a particularly extreme example which I seek… [more inside]
posted by kmadd on Aug 13, 2007 - 9 answers

Home Cinema Question: Im looking to get a HCS for my Sky HD box. I want it to connect to my SKY HD, Xbox360 and Future PS3. Anyone recommend anything? [more inside]
posted by spinko on Jul 17, 2007 - 2 answers

How do I replace my Sky Plus box? [more inside]
posted by salmacis on Feb 15, 2007 - 10 answers

UKTVFilter: Help me pick the channels I’ll actually watch! [more inside]
posted by sueinnyc on Oct 19, 2006 - 9 answers

Is it possible to see random shooting stars, or am I crazy? [more inside]
posted by orangeshoe on Aug 22, 2006 - 18 answers

Origins of the phrase "Big Sky"? Was it first used to describe Montana? Might it have Native American origins?
posted by nixerman on Jul 27, 2006 - 4 answers

Observational astronomy aids in Palm OS 3 format? "Current viewable at this location and time" information about satellites a huge plus. [more inside]
posted by porpoise on Jul 16, 2006 - 7 answers

I'm looking for a very high-rez photo of a cloudy sky, something along these lines. I need to enlarge it to about 2'x1', and I understand that any raw digital image is likely to have to be manipulated to become that large, but if I can find a source with few or no compression artifacts, I can live with the rest. But I'm certain clip art sites, pay or free, aren't going to quite have it (and I'm big on free). Are there atmospheric sites, government or academic, that might have some really large sky photos?
posted by blueshammer on Jun 2, 2006 - 13 answers

With Delta Airlines on the brink of bankruptcy, how much longer are my skymiles of any value? [more inside]
posted by monsta coty scott on Aug 10, 2005 - 7 answers

What could obscure the moon temporarily at night? The ghost thread reminded me of this weird event, and I wondered if you clever folk might be able to speculate.. [mi] [more inside]
posted by wackybrit on Dec 31, 2004 - 8 answers