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Meteor shower tonight

musicbloke

apparently 200 shooting stars an hour after 11:30 if the sky stays cleaar enough it should be beautiful.

MB

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Reply 1

kikzen

musicboy

apparently 200 shooting stars an hour after 11:30 if the sky stays cleaar enough it should be beautiful.

MB

even in london?

and where am i looking? just up?

Reply 2

blissy

And apparently Mars is also extremely close to the earth, so it should be spectacular. let's hope it's a clear night :smile:

Reply 3

blissy

kikzen

even in london?

and where am i looking? just up?

West, I think. Between the school and the field for me :biggrin:

Reply 4

musicbloke

you should bee able to see in london but try and keep away ffrom bright street-lamps.

MB

Reply 5

mc_watson87

musicboy

apparently 200 shooting stars an hour after 11:30 if the sky stays cleaar enough it should be beautiful.

MB

Cool!

Reply 6

Lil !*!

wooooow, cuteness, i'll look out for it

Reply 7

Nylex

Interesting :biggrin:

Reply 8

pedy1986

pfft...you see shooting stars all the time!

Reply 9

boygenius

musicboy

apparently 200 shooting stars an hour after 11:30 if the sky stays cleaar enough it should be beautiful.

MB

i'll get my telescope ready.

Reply 10

Vladek

saw some last night, they were really cool, was in the lake district and the sky was so clear, which was odd cos it pissed it down most of the night after that!

Reply 11

Rose in Bloom

Can the shower be seen from anywhere in the world? :confused:

...I wanna see it!!!!

Reply 12

Vladek

Rose in Bloom

Can the shower be seen from anywhere in the world? :confused:

...I wanna see it!!!!

yeah i'd of thought so, we were up at about 2 in the morning, i can't remember why, but it was well worth standing in the middle of a field getting neck ache from looking up too long :biggrin:

Reply 13

Rose in Bloom

Vladek

yeah i'd of thought so, we were up at about 2 in the morning, i can't remember why, but it was well worth standing in the middle of a field getting neck ache from looking up too long :biggrin:

I am in the middle east...so, will I be able to see it?...
Also..since I have never seen one before so what am I looking out for? :confused:

I am really into space stuff recently and really want to see it!!!

Reply 14

Fluffstar

Space Weather News for August 10, 2004
http://spaceweather.com

PERSEID METEORS: The Perseid meteor shower peaks this week. Look for rare
but lovely Perseid Earthgrazers when the sun goes down on Wednesday,
August 11th. Then, before dawn on Thursday, August 12th, go outside for
the main event: as many as 60 meteors per hour. Getting away from city
lights is a good idea: dark skies reveal more meteors.

VENUS AND THE MOON: Early Thursday morning just before dawn when the
Perseid meteor shower is supposed to be most intense, Venus and the
crescent moon will appear side-by-side in the eastern sky. This lovely
pair would be worth waking up for even if there were no meteor shower.
Check SpaceWeather.com for a sky map.

BIG SUNSPOT: Sunspot 649, which unleashed several powerful solar flares
in July, is back and it's growing again. The large spot has a complex
magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares. It's easy to
see, but never look directly at the blinding sun. Check SpaceWeather.com
for safe solar observing tips.

...you can get all this kinda info if you subscribe to the NASA spaceweather mailing lists. gives you all kinda info about auroras etc. kinda nerdy, but hey.

Reply 15

musicbloke

Vladek

yeah i'd of thought so, we were up at about 2 in the morning, i can't remember why, but it was well worth standing in the middle of a field getting neck ache from looking up too long :biggrin:

did you not think to lie down?

MB

Reply 16

LifeWired

musicboy

did you not think to lie down?

MB

Or, do a handstand and your neck will bend the right way :smile:

Reply 17

elpaw

Fluffstar

Look for rare
but lovely Perseid Earthgrazers when the sun goes down on Wednesday,
August 11th. Then, before dawn on Thursday, August 12th, go outside for
the main event: