So the ‘near miss’ asteroid passed overhead last night….well I went out with the binoculars at various times and no luck…..I reckon it was just a story! But I do know that the temperature dropped like a stone and with clear skies we did at least have a chance of a sighting. I hope you had more luck.
Those clear skies remained till dawn and indicated what had passed overhead in the night……
Vapour trails tell there own story. That sudden fall in temperature ensured that the Lake froze again……
The benefit of the clear sky was that the sun was very soon warming the air but of course with all the moisture from rain and snow in the ground this sudden increase in temperature produced a heavy morning mist….
But the mist was not to last for long and soon started to melt away..
much to the delight of the early starters on the Golf Course, visibility improved and they were able to get their game started on schedule…
16th February
© David Oakes – Images 2013
DAVID OAKES - IMAGES. 
The one passing 32 000 km overhead somewhere in the dark of night.
What kind of binoculars do you own, David? :-.D
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Well a good few folk about here say they were able to identify it with their binoculars…the clue they say was that it was moving.
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We missed out on it too – the cloud cover came in right on cue! Typical! 😆
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Not sure that you missed very much…just glad it was not a close encounter!
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Love the first pic, david! As for the asteroid, well, something landed in Russia, according to the TV news last night, and has dispensed with around 1,000 people and created much damage….maybe that is the asteroid?!
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They were meteorites and the press this morning are claiming that some folk are offering up to £10,000 for anyone finding a particle! The Asteroid was a none event for most of us though no doubt astronomers had a wonderful thrilled packed evening.
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Lovely images! That seems to be a lot of activity taking place in the sky.
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lovely soft focus
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