Strange lights in the sky

simong · Post by **simong** » Mon 14 Sep, 2009 6:13 pm

chameleon wrote: http://www.nightskylanterns.co.uk/sky-l ... od_31.html One landed in our drive last weekend. Fortunately it wasn't alight when it did but unfortunately it was covered loads of graffiti.

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 14 Sep, 2009 6:13 pm

tyke bhoy wrote: chameleon wrote: Or maybe oneof these?THE FOLLOWING ISS SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM FRI SEP 11 TO SAT SEP 26SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR) ISS Sat Sep 12/09:47 PM 2 31 10 above WSW 31 above WSW SHUTTLE Sat Sep 12/09:34 PM 2 33 10 above WSW 33 above SW If those are GMT timings they would be nearer to 9.00 BST but it isn't clear. I assume the latter figure is the elevation above a flat horizon but the former set look like a longitude which presumably would not be static unless orbiting North-South or vice versa If that means they go from one side to the other, then yes! I'll check with my Oracle on such matters when he returns from leave! (Did like the look of the lanterns though)

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Mon 14 Sep, 2009 6:58 pm

simong wrote: chameleon wrote: http://www.nightskylanterns.co.uk/sky-l ... od_31.html One landed in our drive last weekend. Fortunately it wasn't alight when it did but unfortunately it was covered loads of graffiti. That's what you're supposed to do with 'em. They are really called Chinese wishing lanterns. You're supposed to write a wish on them.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0QtdpgT41k

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Mon 14 Sep, 2009 7:40 pm

Chrism wrote: simong wrote: chameleon wrote: http://www.nightskylanterns.co.uk/sky-l ... od_31.html One landed in our drive last weekend. Fortunately it wasn't alight when it did but unfortunately it was covered loads of graffiti. That's what you're supposed to do with 'em. They are really called Chinese wishing lanterns. You're supposed to write a wish on them.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0QtdpgT41k At my nephew's wedding a couple of weeks back every guest(100) got one of these to send off in the hotel grounds and it was quite spectacular to see them going up into the night sky.

simong · Post by **simong** » Tue 15 Sep, 2009 10:08 am

Chrism wrote: simong wrote: chameleon wrote: http://www.nightskylanterns.co.uk/sky-l ... od_31.html One landed in our drive last weekend. Fortunately it wasn't alight when it did but unfortunately it was covered loads of graffiti. That's what you're supposed to do with 'em. They are really called Chinese wishing lanterns. You're supposed to write a wish on them.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0QtdpgT41k Not what was written on this one...

Muddy Land Rover · Post by **Muddy Land Rover** » Tue 15 Sep, 2009 10:23 am

I was at a party on Saturday night in Plompton, Harrogate, and we lit 2 of these Chinese lanterns, just after 8.45pm, and the last we saw of them, they were heading in the cookridge direction, so they were probably ours, I am not sure how long they last?

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Tue 15 Sep, 2009 10:27 am

Muddy Land Rover wrote: I was at a party on Saturday night in Plompton, Harrogate, and we lit 2 of these Chinese lanterns, just after 8.45pm, and the last we saw of them, they were heading in the cookridge direction, so they were probably ours, I am not sure how long they last? I think the little block you get to light is supposed to last about 20 minutes.

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Tue 15 Sep, 2009 10:33 am

Chrism wrote: Muddy Land Rover wrote: I was at a party on Saturday night in Plompton, Harrogate, and we lit 2 of these Chinese lanterns, just after 8.45pm, and the last we saw of them, they were heading in the cookridge direction, so they were probably ours, I am not sure how long they last? I think the little block you get to light is supposed to last about 20 minutes. They last for about 8 mins. Also it says on the instructions ,not to be released within 5 miles of an airport.

Si · Post by Si » Tue 15 Sep, 2009 11:18 am

When I was at school, we made several of these, but we called them hot air balloons. We stuck three large sheets of tissue paper together and cut it in a leaf shape. Then we stuck several of these together to form an open-bottomed balloon about five foot across. After weighting the bottom edge, we held it over a fire till it inflated, and then let it go. With a small piece of burning card wired below, they would go about half a mile before falling to earth, or going up in flames! Very spectacular after dark.

Muddy Land Rover · Post by **Muddy Land Rover** » Tue 15 Sep, 2009 12:26 pm

Lilysmum wrote: Chrism wrote: Muddy Land Rover wrote: I was at a party on Saturday night in Plompton, Harrogate, and we lit 2 of these Chinese lanterns, just after 8.45pm, and the last we saw of them, they were heading in the cookridge direction, so they were probably ours, I am not sure how long they last? I think the little block you get to light is supposed to last about 20 minutes. They last for about 8 mins. Also it says on the instructions ,not to be released within 5 miles of an airport. That's OK, as we were 13 miles from Leeds/Bradford