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Space and Astronomy Thread
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redex
13-08-2009
A shower of meat? that's strange weather...




Looks cloudy here
Jinjapewbs
13-08-2009
Fat chance of seeing fook all here in London
tvqueen1905
13-08-2009
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
lincdoyle
13-08-2009
it6s fine and warm up here in Cumbria.

I've seen a few, the bright moon and next doors security light permitting!
HenryGarten
13-08-2009
Originally Posted by tvqueen1905:
“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.
Eurostar
13-08-2009
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.
coffeetwosugars
13-08-2009
Originally Posted by MD1500:
“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
bigbrosbigsis
13-08-2009
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.
tvqueen1905
13-08-2009
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Joni M
13-08-2009
Originally Posted by bigbrosbigsis:
“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
WWJD??
13-08-2009
does anyone know roughly how high overhead they are as they pass?
Mootle
13-08-2009
totally cloudy here too
Shadowmaiden
13-08-2009
Originally Posted by bigbrosbigsis:
“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.
Joni M
13-08-2009
Originally Posted by Mootle:
“totally cloudy here too”

Blame Endemol
Bridi£
13-08-2009
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.
KookyKatie
13-08-2009
Originally Posted by Bridi£:
“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.
Joni M
13-08-2009
Originally Posted by Bridi£:
“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
HenryGarten
13-08-2009
Originally Posted by WWJD??:
“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.
kazzamac
13-08-2009
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
HenryGarten
13-08-2009
Originally Posted by WWJD??:
“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
Bridi£
13-08-2009
Have just seen 2
Just quick flashes....creepy.
Don't think I like it.
KookyKatie
13-08-2009
Originally Posted by Bridi£:
“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.
sg_
13-08-2009
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.
coffeetwosugars
13-08-2009
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
Bridi£
13-08-2009
Originally Posted by KookyKatie:
“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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