Perseid Meteor Shower - tonight?
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Somehow forgot about them last night.
Will take a look tonight if it is clear enough, which it should be.
Some light pollution in this area, but still a surprising amount of stars.
Will take a look tonight if it is clear enough, which it should be.
Some light pollution in this area, but still a surprising amount of stars.
Well, I went the extra mile and visited the Peak District this evening to see them - and despite the partial cloud cover obscuring everything, I persisted. By 0100, the clouds finally dispersed, stars appeared for the first time, and I was treated to a fine display of the heavens, including the summer night sky in its glory, and also several meteors. The sky was completely clear by 0200. I identified Perseus from the radiant of the meteor shower and the locations of nearby Cassiopeia and Pegasus, although the Moon did spoil things by being in Andromeda. (However, it was simply magical to see the moonlight cast dark and deep shadows at that time of the night. 
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Having waited so long to see a meteor this evening, I was overjoyed when the first stars of the night finally showed up, then I cheered and whooped when the first meteor appeared.
Needless to say, for every meteor I saw this night, I made a wish.
)Having waited so long to see a meteor this evening, I was overjoyed when the first stars of the night finally showed up, then I cheered and whooped when the first meteor appeared.
Needless to say, for every meteor I saw this night, I made a wish.
Woke up in middle of night about an hour ago so went outside since I saw a few but missed peak and clouds are everywhere now 
. It was perfect when I went outside to begin with clear sky full of stars and shooting stars with the moon lighting up the sky.
Next year I will remember to either have a telescope or bionoculurs
. It was perfect when I went outside to begin with clear sky full of stars and shooting stars with the moon lighting up the sky.Next year I will remember to either have a telescope or bionoculurs
Well, I went the extra mile and visited the Peak District this evening to see them - and despite the partial cloud cover obscuring everything, I persisted. By 0100, the clouds finally dispersed, stars appeared for the first time, and I was treated to a fine display of the heavens, including the summer night sky in its glory, and also several meteors. The sky was completely clear by 0200. I identified Perseus from the radiant of the meteor shower and the locations of nearby Cassiopeia and Pegasus, although the Moon did spoil things by being in Andromeda. (However, it was simply magical to see the moonlight cast dark and deep shadows at that time of the night.
Having waited so long to see a meteor this evening, I was overjoyed when the first stars of the night finally showed up, then I cheered and whooped when the first meteor appeared.
Needless to say, for every meteor I saw this night, I made a wish.
Woke up in middle of night about an hour ago so went outside since I saw a few but missed peak and clouds are everywhere now
Next year I will remember to either have a telescope or bionoculurs
Oh well done you two
~ I would have loved to have seen it. I saw a wonderful shower years ago in Cornwall staying with friends. Their house was in the middle of nowhere so there was little light polution, we were sat at the end of the garden in recliners with wine ~ it was truly magical.
And Zee, I hope all your wishes come true
Went out too early to get the best time.
backyard actually works fairly well for this sort of thing but trees limit rang of view.
We only saw a handful before hubby needed to be hooked up to his nightly machinery, but was worth it.
Will also be better prepared for it next year.
backyard actually works fairly well for this sort of thing but trees limit rang of view.
We only saw a handful before hubby needed to be hooked up to his nightly machinery, but was worth it.
Will also be better prepared for it next year.
Yes. It happens every time the Earth passes through the orbital path of a comet (which, like the planets, also orbit the Sun), within which the comet's debris trail of dust and rocks (meteoroids) burns up in our atmosphere, appearing as "shooting stars". The names of the showers are derived from the astronomical location of the shower's radiant, the point where meteors appear to stream from - in this week's case (the Perseids), the radiant is located in the constellation of Perseus.
There are also several during the year but arguably the next best ones are the Leonids in November. The Leonids can become especially spectacular, with meteor storms of up to a thousand meteors per hour occurring once every 33 years.
I sat outside with my 3 month old and watched them. She was more interested in the big white one that didn't move (i.e. moon) but there were quite a few last night.
Saw one above that was about the size of my thumb before it burned up.
All in all, pretty good for being near the edge of a city.
Saw one above that was about the size of my thumb before it burned up.
All in all, pretty good for being near the edge of a city.
^ We had some tremendous views of Hale-Bopp in '97. If it was a beautiful evening I would get 4 yr old son and go and sit on the swings in our little local park, in pjs and wrapped in duvets. He was too young to really appreciate the sight, but we'd sit and chat and he still remembers the 'middle of the night adventures'. Hoser, it's a great thing to share with your children
~ K'eh, feeling all nostalgic and wondering why children have to grow up
~ K'eh, feeling all nostalgic and wondering why children have to grow up
I also remember seeing Hale-Bopp back in 1997. I could see it from my house in the middle of the city, which was quite a feat.
Unsucessful tonight and yesterday. Damn it for being cloudy . Hope to see them tomorrow..
. Hope to see them tomorrow..Wow, you really do learn something new everyday. I wasn't aware that there were so many meteor showers in a year.
I'll have to look out for the Leonids in November, although the weather over here is mostly rubbish, so I'll probably miss those too.
Heyyy, poetry....Well, I went the extra mile and visited the Peak District this evening to see them - and despite the partial cloud cover obscuring everything, I persisted. By 0100, the clouds finally dispersed, stars appeared for the first time, and I was treated to a fine display of the heavens, including the summer night sky in its glory, and also several meteors. The sky was completely clear by 0200. I identified Perseus from the radiant of the meteor shower and the locations of nearby Cassiopeia and Pegasus, although the Moon did spoil things by being in Andromeda. (However, it was simply magical to see the moonlight cast dark and deep shadows at that time of the night.
Having waited so long to see a meteor this evening, I was overjoyed when the first stars of the night finally showed up, then I cheered and whooped when the first meteor appeared.
Needless to say, for every meteor I saw this night, I made a wish.
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