sky watch 30.1.10

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Sunset moon

The moon at sunset 29/1/10
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The sky  through a Eucalyptus tree  

Luxor Egypt

Morning Sky

Evening sky

24/25January 2010

25th moon

24th moon

Swifts the sky was full of them 24th

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Next sky watch will be from the roof of my new flat opposite the Luxor Temple

23/1/10

Scene over the Nile in Luxor Egypt  the moon was taken 1 hour before/

That is it

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That is all that I have seen in the sky apart from the birds in the last two days  after the storm.

Silver lining

thunder & lightning

You must excuse me for getting excited  but this is the first storm I have witnessed here in the seven years I have lived in Egypt.
We had the wierdest sky today at about 16.30 the sun went . dissapeared behind the clouds and it went very quiet like as if everybody and every living thing new the thunder was coming. all except me. then just after sunset the clouds over the Valley of the Kings started to light up first I thought the egyptians had put a light show on for the tourists but soon realized we where in the middle of an electrical storm. then we had I touch of rain and I mean a few drops. the first rain on my face in 7 years.
at 23.30 its still here,  the electrical storm that is!  had more rain  just enough to keep the dust down  but there again I am sure other areas have had much more as we seemed to be on the edge of the storm  it seemed to have made a circle around Luxor and the flashes are now heading for the Aswan area, had a few video's of the flashes will try and get some snaps from the clips tomorrow.
 time for bed if I am to catch the sunup later,    I am sure it will be worth getting up for .

egypt sky

Dawn 17/1/10

Luxor Egypt

Sun up at 6.30



Sunset at 5.15

morning has broken

13/1/10