Someone pull the plug in the lake?
I was flying over the Great Salt Lake last evening (Friday) a few minutes after sunset when I noticed something in/on the lake I've never seen before. Looked almost like someone had pulled the plug in the bottom of the lake and the water was swirling down. :) I wondered if some sort of giant swirl of air could have created it however the air was quite calm with just a little turbulence. Here's a link to the image. It's just a cell phone image so not high quality but it does show what I saw. Any thoughts on what it was? http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/gslswirl.jpg
My guess is that a small spiral galaxy plopped in. ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 2:21 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Someone pull the plug in the lake? I was flying over the Great Salt Lake last evening (Friday) a few minutes after sunset when I noticed something in/on the lake I've never seen before. Looked almost like someone had pulled the plug in the bottom of the lake and the water was swirling down. :) I wondered if some sort of giant swirl of air could have created it however the air was quite calm with just a little turbulence. Here's a link to the image. It's just a cell phone image so not high quality but it does show what I saw. Any thoughts on what it was? http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/gslswirl.jpg _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Waves caused by swirling wind.
My guess is that a small spiral galaxy plopped in.
________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 2:21 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Someone pull the plug in the lake?
I was flying over the Great Salt Lake last evening (Friday) a few minutes after sunset when I noticed something in/on the lake I've never seen before.
Looked almost like someone had pulled the plug in the bottom of the lake and the water was swirling down. :)
I wondered if some sort of giant swirl of air could have created it however the air was quite calm with just a little turbulence.
Here's a link to the image. It's just a cell phone image so not high quality but it does show what I saw.
Any thoughts on what it was?
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PS, You weren't flying near Promontory, were you? That's where the Spiral Jetty is located and maybe it's under water just now. -- Joe ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 2:21 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Someone pull the plug in the lake? I was flying over the Great Salt Lake last evening (Friday) a few minutes after sunset when I noticed something in/on the lake I've never seen before. Looked almost like someone had pulled the plug in the bottom of the lake and the water was swirling down. :) I wondered if some sort of giant swirl of air could have created it however the air was quite calm with just a little turbulence. Here's a link to the image. It's just a cell phone image so not high quality but it does show what I saw. Any thoughts on what it was? http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/gslswirl.jpg _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
The lake decided one jetty wasn't enough. ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Someone pull the plug in the lake? Hi Joe, No, I was west of the airport. Way south of the Jetty. patrick On 24 Aug 2013, at 15:03, Joe Bauman wrote:
PS, You weren't flying near Promontory, were you? That's where the Spiral Jetty is located and maybe it's under water just now. -- Joe
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As Carol and I were flying over the lake, I was struck by the extreme low level of the water level. Antelope Island is no longer an island, it is just part of the dry lake bed on the east side. There is a stream of water between antelope Island and the shoreline. I suspect it might be the Weber River. The Jordan River appears to be keeping the areas around the duck clubs wet. 73 Sent from my iPad On Aug 24, 2013, at 7:36 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Hi Joe,
No, I was west of the airport. Way south of the Jetty.
patrick
On 24 Aug 2013, at 15:03, Joe Bauman wrote:
PS, You weren't flying near Promontory, were you? That's where the Spiral Jetty is located and maybe it's under water just now. -- Joe
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