Wow!

Talk about ruining a night of viewing.

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2004/images/ivan091504-2015z.jpg

Say a prayer for those in the path of this monster

Larry Citro

Paul,

You been up in that ballon taking pictures again?

Mark

Paul, Looked outside? WE finally have some clear skies!
I know the area Ivan is headed. It will be a real mess up there.
Brian

I actually feel really sorry for those located under Sea Level (like New Orleans), you all know how much trouble something like this can be for them...

My prayers go for all the ones in his path...


Ivan (not the Hurricane)

Cool. Very detailed -- you can even see the lines between the states...

This has everything to do with equipment if you are in its path, I live in the North Carolina foothills and we have had 2 hits from hurricanes this year with 40-70mph winds and Flooding rains, last time we got over 16". I have to get my scopes into my basement in the safe room when this happens, my observatory was damanged last time. There is another one heading our way for next week unless it makes more of a turn, so in a way this does have a little to do with equipment, namely mine.

Chris