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Light pollution and UFOs come to Kent
I hesitate to give publicity to such a daffy idea but:
Light Up The Sky is a national event in which kite flyers raise money for the BBC's "Children in Need" Fly your kites in the dark - attach a torch, night light, anything you like as long as it lights up the sky. Team ELF are holding a fly-in as part of this event - everyone is welcome to join us: Thursday 27 November 7pm etc - so have a Tonk and don't bother with deep sky photos if you are anywhere near Dymchurch that night. Expect hysteria and UFO sightings, ye Men of Kent. ----------------------------- Martin Frey http://www.hadastro.org.uk N 51 01 52.2 E 0 47 21.1 ----------------------------- |
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Light pollution and UFOs come to Kent
Martin Frey wrote in message . ..
I hesitate to give publicity to such a daffy idea but: Light Up The Sky is a national event in which kite flyers raise money for the BBC's "Children in Need" Fly your kites in the dark - attach a torch, night light, anything you like as long as it lights up the sky. Team ELF are holding a fly-in as part of this event - everyone is welcome to join us: Thursday 27 November 7pm etc - so have a Tonk and don't bother with deep sky photos if you are anywhere near Dymchurch that night. Expect hysteria and UFO sightings, ye Men of Kent. ----------------------------- Martin Frey http://www.hadastro.org.uk N 51 01 52.2 E 0 47 21.1 ----------------------------- Can I recommend diode bicycle lights Martin? Cheap, bright, flashing & very lightweight and the batteries last for ages. I hope you get the wind. ;-) Chris.B |
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Light pollution and UFOs come to Kent
(Chris.B) wrote:
I hope you get the wind. ;-) Chris.B after the meal I have just had with Mr Tonkin, I think your wish may be granted. ----------------------------- Martin Frey http://www.hadastro.org.uk N 51 01 52.2 E 0 47 21.1 ----------------------------- |
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Light pollution and UFOs come to Kent
Wasn't it Martin Frey who wrote:
I hesitate to give publicity to such a daffy idea but: Light Up The Sky is a national event in which kite flyers raise money for the BBC's "Children in Need" Fly your kites in the dark - attach a torch, night light, anything you like as long as it lights up the sky. Team ELF are holding a fly-in as part of this event - everyone is welcome to join us: I've always found that flying lights on a kite is a lot harder than I thought it would be. Although all my kites seem to have lots of spare pull, adding tiny weights makes them unflyable. It's also surprisingly difficult to steer them in the dark when I can't see the lines. -- Mike Williams Gentleman of Leisure |
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Light pollution and UFOs come to Kent
Mike Williams wrote:
Although all my kites seem to have lots of spare pull, adding tiny weights makes them unflyable. I don't have this problem with a single-line kite if the load is attached to the line itself. Best, Stephen Remove footfrommouth to reply -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Stephen Tonkin | ATM Resources; Astro-Tutorials; Astro Books + + (N51.162 E0.995) | http://www.astunit.com + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |
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Light pollution and UFOs come to Kent
Wasn't it Stephen Tonkin who wrote:
Mike Williams wrote: Although all my kites seem to have lots of spare pull, adding tiny weights makes them unflyable. I don't have this problem with a single-line kite if the load is attached to the line itself. I've never tried flying a single line kite. -- Mike Williams Gentleman of Leisure |
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Light pollution and UFOs come to Kent
Stephen Tonkin wrote in message ...
Mike Williams wrote: Although all my kites seem to have lots of spare pull, adding tiny weights makes them unflyable. I don't have this problem with a single-line kite if the load is attached to the line itself. Best, Stephen It seems much too obvious to state. But how much lift a particular size of kite will generate is very wind dependant. The power of the wind being the cube of the velocity? (Memory failure here) The addition of a lightweight diode bicycle light will allow a single line kite (of sufficient size to generate enough lift in the prevailing wind conditions) to be seen at night. I await the reports of crossed lines, collisions & general chaos with interest. Perhaps you should all wear bicycle crash helmets? :-) Chris.B |
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