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Old 12-08-2009, 23:31
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Broken cloud here in Bucks. Might have a chance of seeing something
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:31
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too cloudy in the south-east!
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:32
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Its quite cloudy in my area of glasgow (dunno about elsewhere in glasgow) but I saw a big one and about 4 or 5 smaller ones. Well worth the sore neck
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:33
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Yes I got a sore neck too! I just read very clear skies in Glasgow, maybe they are heading your way?
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:33
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Went outside earlier to lock the chicken's coop and meteor hunting but it's way too cloudy
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:34
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Ive seen a few, saw a very bright one about half an hour ago.

I didn't realise that very bright star is Jupiter
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:35
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Yet again.........I can't see anything here in london

I can't even see the Moon...........

Tho..........because of where i live the Moon travels behind a skyscraper..........it might be there !

It's really cool when it starts to peep out from the side and you can see it through the windows before it pops out.......
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:36
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off back out again will report back
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:36
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Too much light pollution and cloud here, alas
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:36
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Cloudy in Portsmouth tonight. Typical, it was nice and clear last night.
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:36
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They just said on BBC news you have a better chance of seeing it up north.
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:38
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Ive seen a few, saw a very bright one about half an hour ago.

I didn't realise that very bright star is Jupiter
which bright one? is it the one quite low in the sky?

(I'm a beginner don't judge)
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:40
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Too much cloud here too... there's a thread about this in GD too if anyone's interested in locating the best places to look.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...0#post34619660

(hope nobody minds me posting this, not trying to mod your thread GMAK, promise xxx)
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:40
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Getting more cloudy here now.
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:40
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Saw an amazing one about half an hour ago. It was bright, literally glowing white with a long trail being it. It looked like something out of Armageddon, or was it Deep Impact? One of the asteroid disaster films anyway.
That sounds awesome. I'm so jealous... so cloudy here.
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:41
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I can see the sky, but no comet debris!
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:42
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off back out again will report back
Keep nipping out TVQ
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:47
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saw 3 in around 15mins just outside glasgow
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:51
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Thanks for the reminder.
Which direction should i be looking in?

EDIT: Just opened my curtains and saw one! (And I'm in the cloudy South East...)
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:55
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Thanks for the reminder.
Which direction should i be looking in?

EDIT: Just opened my curtains and saw one! (And I'm in the cloudy South East...)
I was told to look North East, but I saw them all over last night!
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Old 12-08-2009, 23:56
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Thanks for the reminder.
Which direction should i be looking in?

EDIT: Just opened my curtains and saw one! (And I'm in the cloudy South East...)
Posting this from the GD thread.
Originally Posted by Carlos_dfc
Ayone still struggling with directions (tvqueen?)...

Now the Moon's up, due East is a tad to the right of it.
That very bright 'star' - can't miss it, brightest thing in the sky, after the Moon - is Jupiter - that's roughly South-East at the moment.
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:07
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Seen a few more now.
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:08
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It's totally cloudy here in the South West. No chance of seeing anything!
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:11
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I seen 3 but its really cloudy. I seen a massive bright solid orange light shaped like a ball moving quite fast over the sky, would this be one?

Because the other 2 I seen were similar to shooting stars. Maybe I seen a UFO!?
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:16
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Saw something sparkle in the sky which caught my eye. And a quick shooting one for a split second. *North East UK*
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