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Well the weather's turned to shite again here. So that's f*cked it.
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I still have no idea how to find parsues in the sky despite looking at star maps
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Unless you live in the north of England or Scotland it is going to be pretty hopeless.
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No such luck here in the Midlands. Looks like were in for a storm! Hopefully it will clear by 10pm though!
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what about north east england
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I still have no idea how to find parsues in the sky despite looking at star maps
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Hi,
I was wondering will binoculars be helpful for tonight or just make it harder to see, also being in Scotland the weathers been good but will it be over in a couple of seconds or will it last for a long while? |
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I was wondering will binoculars be helpful for tonight or just make it harder to see, also being in Scotland the weathers been good but will it be over in a couple of seconds or will it last for a long while? The whole shower takes places over many days. The peak is actually going on about now but we cannot see it since it is light. It will only be visible to us when Persius rises around 10pm. So from about 10pm to midnight would be a good time to look. |
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Binoculars would not help.
The whole shower takes places over many days. The peak is actually going on about now but we cannot see it since it is light. It will only be visible to us when Persius rises around 10pm. So from about 10pm to midnight would be a good time to look. sorry, I obviously don't know much but I am curious about this. |
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Hopefully the sky is clear tonight so I can get some pictures taken.
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So why can we see them, without special equipment at night, is it because they're so bright?
sorry, I obviously don't know much but I am curious about this. Sadly I have never seen anything like that. However if it is clear tonight you should see quite a few meteors (shooting stars). They are nice to see but you got to go out to a dark location to see them really well. |
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So why can we see them, without special equipment at night, is it because they're so bright?
sorry, I obviously don't know much but I am curious about this. |
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I think you got a fair chance of it being clear. What is it like with you now?
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Do you know anything about star patterns at all?
it is finding the patterns i don't know about
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Here is a picture of the perseids from 1996. See http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960809.html
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blue sky with a few clouds
not really it is finding the patterns i don't know about ![]() |
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Do you even know what "the plough" looks like?
just how to find it in sky |
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yeah i know what it looks like
just how to find it in sky |
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Here are some videos of the perseids. See http://video.google.co.uk/videosearc...itle&resnum=7#
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Well from Britain the plough is virtually always in the sky as it is just about circumpolar.
last night i went to try spot some with no luck ![]() ![]() the stars were all faint |
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i just hope i don't look in wrong direction and miss them
last night i went to try spot some with no luck ![]() ![]() the stars were all faint Here is the plough. See http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?im...a%3DN%26um%3D1 |
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i just hope i don't look in wrong direction and miss them
last night i went to try spot some with no luck ![]() ![]() the stars were all faint BTW it's pissing down here in Solihull but as with last night when it clouded over in early evening, I'm holding out hope that it will clear later on. |
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i just hope i don't look in wrong direction and miss them
last night i went to try spot some with no luck ![]() ![]() the stars were all faint |
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Look toward the north east. Do you know your directions?
Here is the plough. See http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?im...a%3DN%26um%3D1 really want to see these |
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when it comes to looking in the sky i don't know my directions
really want to see these |
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when it comes to looking in the sky i don't know my directions
really want to see these |
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