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A shower of meat? that's strange weather...
![]() Looks cloudy here
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Fat chance of seeing fook all here in London
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thats it for the night saw about 10 when i was just out
the neighbours must think i am mad saw jupiter its outside front window where it has been for ast few nights just didn't realise that was it
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it6s fine and warm up here in Cumbria.
I've seen a few, the bright moon and next doors security light permitting! |
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thats it for the night saw about 10 when i was just out
the neighbours must think i am mad saw jupiter its outside front window where it has been for ast few nights just didn't realise that was it ![]() |
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I saw a huge one early last year ; it was one Saturday evening in January,and the thing was as bright as 30 stars and streaked across the sky.It was reported in the papers the following day and had been seen all along the east coast of Ireland and the west coast of Wales and England.
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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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The perseids generally last for the whole of August but they peak around the 12th, so you should see shooting stars any night in the next week or two, clear skies permitting. Too cloudy here tonight.
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The perseids generally last for the whole of August but they peak around the 12th, so you should see shooting stars any night in the next week or two, clear skies permitting. Too cloudy here tonight.
![]() ![]() edit: ha, just realised your first post in BB and without LF it's related to the celestial airwaves rather than the terrestrial ones
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does anyone know roughly how high overhead they are as they pass?
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totally cloudy here too
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The perseids generally last for the whole of August but they peak around the 12th, so you should see shooting stars any night in the next week or two, clear skies permitting. Too cloudy here tonight.
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Really clear here in Dundee but not a shooting star to be seen. Don't know which part of the sky I should be looking at.
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Really clear here in Dundee but not a shooting star to be seen. Don't know which part of the sky I should be looking at.
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Really clear here in Dundee but not a shooting star to be seen. Don't know which part of the sky I should be looking at.
Originally Posted by Carlos_dfc Ayone still struggling with directions <snip>... 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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does anyone know roughly how high overhead they are as they pass?
At a guess 50 miles. Interesting question. Not one I have seen discussed before. |
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Just saw one here in Glasgow, I'm NW but looking NE and saw one that lasted for around 30 secs
No more since though, street lighting doesn't help. Great view of jupiter though |
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does anyone know roughly how high overhead they are as they pass?
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Have just seen 2
Just quick flashes....creepy. Don't think I like it. |
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Have just seen 2
Just quick flashes....creepy. Don't think I like it. |
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It was clear enough here and I saw quite a few.
I quickly took this, http://steaa.adsl24.co.uk/IMG_0029_.jpg You can see so much more on a long exposure on camera. |
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They radiate from the constellation Perseus which just below the constellation of Cassiopeia (the W ish constellation).
Although its cloudy here, I'm sure I've been able to make out a couple of flashes, but I'm content with the 4 or 5 I saw last night.. awesome |
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Have you ever seen the Northern Lights? They're even scarier when you can get a clear view of them. I was born and raised in Sweden... used to be terrified of them when I was a kid. Looks like the sky is literally on fire.
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its outside front window where it has been for ast few nights just didn't realise that was it
