Perseid meteor shower - Off topic

[lutonlagerlout]

I'm a geek
me and the daughter going out now to look out for meteors

shows what a grain of sand can do
LLL

[lutonlagerlout]

saw 1 meteor in an hour
so much for a shower
LLL

[henpecked]

Tried to catch a few of these, pointless in summer, permanent cloud cover :p
Orionids is due in mid October, much better odds with a bit of night frost.

Hp

Ps

This ( Perseid) was better if you lived ooop North

[lutonlagerlout]

leonids have always been another fail meteor shower whenever i look for them
saw the northern lights in iceland and halleys comet in '85 thats it for me
LLL

[henpecked]

Stick this in your diary.....


Perseids 23 Jul - 22 Aug
(12 Aug 9.20am) North

Orionids 15 - 29 Oct
(21 Oct 1.30am) Both (Hemisphere)

Leonids 13 - 20 Nov
(17 Nov 7.30am) Both

Geminids 6 - 19 Dec
(13 Dec 8.45pm) Both


Grab a £20 second hand Newtonian reflector off flea-bay and you will be out freezing your nads off all winter :laugh:

Hp

[dig dug dan]

LLL is right. Every time we get something exciting in the lunar sky, the bloody clouds are in the way

[lutonlagerlout]

oh i forgot went to zennor, cornwall on aug 11th 1999 for the full eclipse, I had thios event stamped on my mind since i read about it as a kid
26 years later stood there on a hillside and it lashed down
then took 12 hrs to get home cos of the traffic
LLL

[Al Jardin]

Was in a high part of Potters Bar last night, overlooking St Albans, saw plenty of meteors coming from the north.

[Pablo]

Had a great time watching them last night. LLL do you not remember Hale Bopp in 97 it was the brightest comet ever seen and lasted for months if I remember.

[lutonlagerlout]

paul yes i remember hale- bopp,but that was a naked eye comet,it seemed to be going backwards to me?
potters bar??? al you are only 15 miles from em and i saw 1!!

i was looking towards Cassiopeia as designated in the times,but basically just lying back (half cut) and watching

I went to my uncle harry's funeral yesterday and it eases your mind looking at stars , that and 12 pints of guiness
LLL

[Pablo]

Saw more last night than I did on Thursday. Hardly any light pollution where I live a bit of star gazing can really put things in perspective.

[GB_Groundworks]

i was set up in the attic through the velux with tripod, telescope and digital slr, cloud and light pollution mates went out into the peaks and sat atop mam tor in the rain and saw quiet a good show.

[seanandruby]

I was looking at something more suited to that time of night.......inside of my eyelids :laugh:

[IanMelb]

Yeah, me and my little girl were out watching the shower on Thursday - counted 5, she's a proper Daddy's girl

[Al Jardin]

paul yes i remember hale- bopp,but that was a naked eye comet,it seemed to be going backwards to me?
potters bar??? al you are only 15 miles from em and i saw 1!!

i was looking towards Cassiopeia as designated in the times,but basically just lying back (half cut) and watching

I went to my uncle harry's funeral yesterday and it eases your mind looking at stars , that and 12 pints of guiness
LLL

The little buggers sneak up on you! After 12 pints my eyes would have been pointing in different directions - to enable a wider coverage of the night sky minus the ability to focus.