http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

How come I didn't know about this before?

BTW, what are the expanding rings around the lightning strikes?

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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

On 19/07/2014 14:14, Malcolm wrote:

In article , Vidcapper
writes
http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

How come I didn't know about this before?

BTW, what are the expanding rings around the lightning strikes?

According to the website, it is done to make the most recent ones more
visible.

To see lightning in almost real-time, we have added a new animation.
Each lightning strike is marked with a white expanding circle.


I didn't see such an explanation there?

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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

On 19/07/2014 16:35, John wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jul 2014 12:49:34 +0100, Vidcapper
wrote:

http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

How come I didn't know about this before?

Apparently, I've had this one in my weather/sferix bookmarks for at
least four years, possibly longer.
That means it has been mentioned in USW before as I only collect them
I don't go looking.
Which leads to the obvious question of how you missed it?

No really good storms here for a while?


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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

On 19/07/2014 13:49, Vidcapper wrote:
http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

Thanks for posting this link. I like the zoom featu I can home in
so closely on Brussels that I can almost make out the building I live in !

Thunderstorms over western Belgium at the time of writing (23.05 Belgian
time). Heavy rain and lightning can be seen on the Bruges webcam
http://www.skylinewebcams.com/webcam...ges/markt.html

Colin Youngs
Brussels

On 19/07/2014 12:49, Vidcapper wrote:
http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

How come I didn't know about this before?

BTW, what are the expanding rings around the lightning strikes?



I've been using that site for some time. Although I've not seen the
explanation for the expanding circles, they seem to expand at the same
rate as the speed of sound, so wonder if its meant to coincide with the
actual "bang" when the circle reaches your location. Of course, with the
site's own 4 second delay, you'll have no warning of the thunderclap at
the end of the road!!!

jim, Northampton

On 19/07/2014 22:06, Colin Youngs wrote:
On 19/07/2014 13:49, Vidcapper wrote:
http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

Thanks for posting this link. I like the zoom featu I can home in
so closely on Brussels that I can almost make out the building I live in !

As long as the lightning doesn't...


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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

On 19/07/2014 22:39, jbm wrote:
On 19/07/2014 12:49, Vidcapper wrote:
http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

How come I didn't know about this before?

BTW, what are the expanding rings around the lightning strikes?



I've been using that site for some time. Although I've not seen the
explanation for the expanding circles, they seem to expand at the same
rate as the speed of sound, so wonder if its meant to coincide with the
actual "bang" when the circle reaches your location.

That did occur to me.

Of course, with the
site's own 4 second delay, you'll have no warning of the thunderclap at
the end of the road!!!

That's why I couldn't really determine the above.


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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

"Colin Youngs" wrote in message
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On 19/07/2014 13:49, Vidcapper wrote:
http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

Thanks for posting this link. I like the zoom featu I can home in so
closely on Brussels that I can almost make out the building I live in !


Well that's just Google Maps, surely you musy have played
around with that or Google Earth before?

Zooming in on your own house is the first thing you do when
you discover those!
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Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl
Snow videos:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg

Op zondag 20 juli 2014 08:57:25 UTC+2 schreef Col:

"Colin Youngs" wrote in message
Thanks for posting this link. I like the zoom featu I can home in so
closely on Brussels that I can almost make out the building I live in !

Well that's just Google Maps, surely you musy have played
around with that or Google Earth before?
Zooming in on your own house is the first thing you do when
you discover those!

Yes of course I know Google Maps ! It's just that I can't remember seeing a radar or lightning site which allows such close-in zooming.

Colin Youngs
Brussels