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Old 13-08-2009, 00:18
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A shower of meat? that's strange weather...




Looks cloudy here
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:20
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Fat chance of seeing fook all here in London
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:20
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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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Old 13-08-2009, 00:21
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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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Old 13-08-2009, 00:24
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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
Well done. Now Jupiter is pretty much in the south just now so you should be able to sort out your directions from that.
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:25
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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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Old 13-08-2009, 00:25
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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 got most excited and went out, sadly just got my face drizzled on
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:33
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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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Old 13-08-2009, 00:36
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:36
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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.
Aw, welcome to DS anyway

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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Old 13-08-2009, 00:37
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does anyone know roughly how high overhead they are as they pass?
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:37
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totally cloudy here too
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:39
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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.
Funnily enough ive only ever seen a shooting star once and it was when I was walking home from a barbecue one August night at about 1am a few years ago.
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:44
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totally cloudy here too
Blame Endemol
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:44
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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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Old 13-08-2009, 00:46
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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.
You need to be looking north-east apparently. I saw a handful earlier, but it's gone cloudy again. Really beautiful sight.
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:46
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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.
Posting this from the GD thread.
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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Old 13-08-2009, 00:48
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does anyone know roughly how high overhead they are as they pass?
Oh I would find it very hard to put a figure on it but very high indeed. It is the point where there is enough atmosphere to burn up the particles.

At a guess 50 miles.

Interesting question. Not one I have seen discussed before.
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:48
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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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Old 13-08-2009, 00:50
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does anyone know roughly how high overhead they are as they pass?
Here is an answer. See http://www.earthsky.org/faq/how-high-up-are-meteors
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Old 13-08-2009, 00:56
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Have just seen 2
Just quick flashes....creepy.
Don't think I like it.
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Old 13-08-2009, 01:00
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Have just seen 2
Just quick flashes....creepy.
Don't think I like it.
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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Old 13-08-2009, 01:01
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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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Old 13-08-2009, 01:02
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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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Old 13-08-2009, 01:03
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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.
Only seen them once but, in Dundee, they are quite faint....however the film I have seen of them gives me the 'willies" big time!
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