Perseids meteor shower

sureno · #1 (**permalink**) 12th August 2009 , 12:47 AM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/ear...-and-east.html

just saw a shooting star, really worth looking out for if you can, a beautiful site

saxman · #2 (**permalink**) 12th August 2009 , 02:12 AM

thanks dude! I saw a few thanks to your reminder. Saw a couple of satellites first, then a plane or two. Bloody hell, them meteors are pretty damn quick!
If I didn't live in bright London I woul dmost likely be more of a star gazer.

Anyway, a few shooting stars do light my fire in a Patrick Moore kind of way

Oh, yes it is true, Patrick Moore does play the Xylophone

Tifstorey · #3 (**permalink**) 12th August 2009 , 02:23 AM

Nothing up here

Might catch a glimpse tomorrow..

modz1 · #4 (**permalink**) 12th August 2009 , 12:57 PM

Some great photos of the above (type of) shower (erm, that's Meteor, not Sureno, Tif and Saxman

) http://www.flickr.com/search/show/?q...t=photos&adv=1

sureno · #5 (**permalink**) 12th August 2009 , 01:07 PM

funnily enough tonight is the night... that love is in the air.. no but tonight is the best night to see them, if no clouds are about

@Modz1 awesome pics but the members shower pics would be better

modz1 · #6 (**permalink**) 12th August 2009 , 01:16 PM

So.. tonight's the night eh fella.. trotting out with the camera time then?

sureno · #7 (**permalink**) 12th August 2009 , 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by modz1

So.. tonight's the night eh fella.. trotting out with the camera time then?

meant to be but i doubt the weather will clear, but if it does the high zoom lense is going on the iPhone

Tifstorey · #8 (**permalink**) 12th August 2009 , 01:32 PM

Supposed to stay clear up here!

Keeping my fingers crossed,

Tifstorey · #9 (**permalink**) 12th August 2009 , 09:41 PM

....Still cloudy

saxman · #10 (**permalink**) 12th August 2009 , 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Tifstorey

....Still cloudy

yep, not looking great;
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/satpics/latest_uk_ir.html

saxman · #11 (**permalink**) 12th August 2009 , 11:36 PM

Watch it online.... ?!?!
http://perseids.camstreams.com/

sureno · #12 (**permalink**) 12th August 2009 , 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saxman

Watch it online.... ?!?!
http://perseids.camstreams.com/

somethings are just best left well alone, this is one of them, it simply isnt the same

saxman · #13 (**permalink**) 12th August 2009 , 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by sureno

somethings are just best left well alone, this is one of them, it simply isnt the same

True, True.

Quote:

Hopefully there will be dozens of meteorites I can zoom into and you will at least see something.

Hmmmm, well they are meteors, not meteorites and they light the sky briefly as they enter our atmosphere at speeds between 25000 and 160000 mph - and he reckons he is going to have the time to "zoom into" dozens of them with a web cam.

I_Am_Bic_Pentameter · #14 (**permalink**) 13th August 2009 , 09:57 AM

I watched the night sky last night just laying there. I thought, 'where's my roof gone?'

Didn't see one shower - not even her across the road.

Tifstorey · #15 (**permalink**) 13th August 2009 , 10:04 AM

Well, i ventured out for an hour or two with some Class B friends to help with the patience (or lack of)

. Managed to see 4-5, although they were quite faint compared to others i've seen in the past. Still, always great to see!

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modz1 Administrator Join Date: May 2008 Location: London Posts: 1,621	Some great photos of the above (type of) shower (erm, that's Meteor, not Sureno, Tif and Saxman) http://www.flickr.com/search/show/?q...t=photos&adv=1 ______________________________ *"The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long.."*
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sureno Forum Idol Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: west london depot Posts: 7,775	funnily enough tonight is the night... that love is in the air.. no but tonight is the best night to see them, if no clouds are about @Modz1 awesome pics but the members shower pics would be better ______________________________ Im a Mac and Windows 7 was not my idea WWW.SURENO.CO.UK www.myspace.com/djsureno http://twitter.com/djsureno
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#2 (permalink) 12th August 2009 , 02:12 AM
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#15 (permalink) 13th August 2009 , 10:04 AM
Tifstorey Super Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Burnley, Lancashire Posts: 543	Well, i ventured out for an hour or two with some Class B friends to help with the patience (or lack of) . Managed to see 4-5, although they were quite faint compared to others i've seen in the past. Still, always great to see! ______________________________
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