[BAA-ebulletin 00720] Notes and charts for 'record-breaking' near-Earth asteroid

[Les R]

100% cloud here as well.  Not looking hopeful 

Ah, yes, so it is! That solves that one then! lol

My question was going to be where is a decent darkish location not that far away from Orpington? I know the answer is nowhere... but there must be somewhere that street lights dont kill everything thats a few miles drive away!

[Rick]

I know the answer is nowhere... but there must be somewhere that street lights dont kill everything thats a few miles drive away!

Round here, it seems your best bet is to go straight up ten miles or so. Technically a mite tricky, I grant you...

[MarkS]

Round here, it seems your best bet is to go straight up ten miles or so. Technically a mite tricky, I grant you...

NASA have done it with the Germans.  A modified Boeing 747 with a huge telescope fitted:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratospheric_Observatory_for_Infrared_Astronomy

[mickw]

Nice clear night tonight