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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:22 pm
by 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
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:15 pm
by lutonlagerlout
saw 1 meteor in an hour
so much for a shower
LLL
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:21 pm
by 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 
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:31 pm
by 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
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:39 pm
by 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
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:43 pm
by dig dug dan
LLL is right. Every time we get something exciting in the lunar sky, the bloody clouds are in the way
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:45 pm
by 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
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:25 pm
by Al Jardin
Was in a high part of Potters Bar last night, overlooking St Albans, saw plenty of meteors coming from the north.
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:50 pm
by 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.
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:09 pm
by 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
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 12:39 pm
by 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.
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:39 pm
by 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.
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 5:25 pm
by seanandruby
I was looking at something more suited to that time of night.......inside of my eyelids :laugh:
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:32 pm
by IanMelb
Yeah, me and my little girl were out watching the shower on Thursday - counted 5, she's a proper Daddy's girl
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:15 pm
by Al Jardin
lutonlagerlout wrote: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.
