Perseid meteor shower

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ESP

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 Braintree
Anyone else up watching the Meteor shower?
Im a little bit addicted to this now every year, and tonights crystal clear in Hertfordshire.
Seen LOADS tonight but iv got a soar neck now :-/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23675321
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Yes been in and out since 22:00 and seen quite a few..im in Derbyshire and the sky is clear here..think I saw the ISS earler too

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I've been in and out, had a nap, just been out again for 20min and lost count of how many I saw, caught a few awesome whoppers too. Now my necks aching and its time for bed.


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Missed it.
Will it happen again tonight? If so what time do I need to be outside?

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Yeh was out for about 20 mins at 11 ish

Seen a few from Bath, how come they always appear to be coming from the area of the sky you are not looking at lol

Amazing though :)
 
Missed it this year but used to always be on holiday in Cornwall this time of year as a teenager. Have great memories of a night at the pub followed by an hour or so talking sh*t, laying on the beach and staring at the sky :)
 
Stood out there for a bit while waiting for the dogs evening poo to happen. The poo happened but I saw no meteors just stars. Even more stars when I brought my head level havin looked up so long!
 
I saw a few but didn't manage to capture anything other than satellite trails. I got the elusive iss though :)

I'm going to take the camera gear onto the local common tonight if the sky it's clear and try again tonight
 
Saw a few corkers from the back garden last night. We're going to head to the rugby club tonight to go lie in a very dark place and see what we can see :thumbsup:
 
Bing said:
Saw a few corkers from the back garden last night. We're going to head to the rugby club tonight to go lie in a very dark place and see what we can see :thumbsup:
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Its not Saturday night yet J :lol:
 
ESP said:
Anyone else up watching the Meteor shower?
Im a little bit addicted to this now every year, and tonights crystal clear in Hertfordshire.
Seen LOADS tonight but iv got a soar neck now :-/



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23675321
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i use a lounge chair that reclines. works great. And as the radiating point of any meteor shower is fixed. You don't need to move around much.
 
GregZ4 said:
Missed it.
Will it happen again tonight? If so what time do I need to be outside?

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With most showers. The best viewing is in the few hours just before sunrise. here is a link to some info. http://www.spaceweather.com/
 
bigdog said:
GregZ4 said:
Missed it.
Will it happen again tonight? If so what time do I need to be outside?

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With most showers. The best viewing is in the few hours just before sunrise. here is a link to some info. http://www.spaceweather.com/
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Awesome. Thanks. Now where's the bloody alarm clock?

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Saw the ISS last night. Would it show any detail via a zoom lens?
 
kevinmarkwhite said:
Saw the ISS last night. Would it show any detail via a zoom lens?
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No not really. What your seeing is the Sun light reflecting off its massive solar panels so even if you zoom right in itll just be a big flair of white light
 
No way was I looking at the meteor shower. Didn't want to wake up blind and surrounded by triffids....
 
The great thing about lying outside for a while is everything else you see - satellites, planets, the Milky Way... It's awesome up there, humbling and mind blowing. But the best thing is that losing yourself in a starry night never gets old :thumbsup:
 
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