Meteor Showers!

[WhichDawg]

This time of year I get ready for the Perseid meteor shower which peaks on August 12.
it's already started but you will/can see the most on the 12th.

here's some info (for this week); http://www.amsmeteors.org/lunsford/

so get your scopes ready and clean your spectacles!
I've tried taking pictures but with my equipment all I get is perdy dots!

[Grant Lamontagne]

Should the cloud cover ever clear, I'll spend more than a few hours watching them.  I might even take the Jeep out to a remote spot and enjoy them in peace.

Def

[WhichDawg]

I've planned camping trips around them, my gawd I've seen some beauties

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Thanks for the heads up Dan

[ringzero]

Should the cloud cover ever clear, I'll spend more than a few hours watching them.  I might even take the Jeep out to a remote spot and enjoy them in peace.

Def

Plus you get the added benefit of leaving most of the light pollution behind, so you'll see something like 100 times more meteors than you would see back in a civilized area.

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[Neil]

I've noticed a few more meteors than normal.  I'm leaving "civilisation" behind for a few nights this week, it'll be nice to see more stars.  Round here its seem like anything under under mag.1 just disappears in a yellow haze

Neil

[BIG-TARGET]

WHile at the Borgata(AC), I better make reservations for a room on the 31st floor

[WhichDawg]

sneak your wife up to the roof BT!

[WhichDawg]

alright, tonight (after midnight so really tomorrow!) we be the best time to see shooting starts!
I hope you have a clear one

[I'm Still Bison]

One of the most awe-inspiring moments of my life was watching the Perseids while sitting on the beach at Topsail Island NC.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Any chance of one of you fine folk's videoing it please

[WhichDawg]

I can try, we have a new camcorder, it's a good idea but it will be a lucky shot.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I can try, we have a new camcorder, it's a good idea but it will be a lucky shot.

Well I'd appreciate your efforts mate , as I doubt we'll see it over here

[Poncho65]

Thanks for the heads up I'll try and get out and look tonight

[WhichDawg]

they should be predominately NE but will be in other sectors too.
we don't know how our camcorder works in low light but we
will find out!

[WhichDawg]

well the camcorder didn't work it couldn't pick up the low light/stars, nothing
sorry

and the falling stars were very good! I seen the 2nd and 3rd biggest of my life!
twin sisters/arrows from the east to west right over head. Amazing, BRILLIANT they were!
(of course she missed them and got mad at me )

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

well the camcorder didn't work it couldn't pick up the low light/stars, nothing
sorry

and the falling stars were very good! I seen the 2nd and 3rd biggest of my life!
twin sisters/arrows from the east to west right over head. Amazing, BRILLIANT they were!
(of course she missed them and got mad at me )

Nevermind, thanks for trying though mate, I appreciate it

[WhichDawg]

I just saw the weirdest thing, I was out looking at the heavens a little while ago,
still watching the meteor showers (rather slow tonight) and the sky lit up and
when I focused on the area where it was coming from, their were 2 stars next to
each other (north star and other), one faded fast and was gone! was it a "FireBall" type meteor or a
super nova?!!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I just saw the weirdest thing, I was out looking at the heavens a little while ago,
still watching the meteor showers (rather slow tonight) and the sky lit up and
when I focused on the area where it was coming from, their were 2 stars next to
each other (north star and other), one faded fast and was gone! was it a "FireBall" type meteor or a
super nova?!!

I'd say it was a fireball, or 2 meteor colliding, nova's are a bit rare

[WhichDawg]

it was amazing! wish I had been looking at it directly.
but the sky turned all blue like day time or lightning.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

it was amazing! wish I had been looking at it directly.
but the sky turned all blue like day time or lightning.

Sounds very cool mate

[Neil]

it was amazing! wish I had been looking at it directly.
but the sky turned all blue like day time or lightning.

Not a good Iridium flare perhaps? OK, probably not, could be an exploding meteor.  I remember on of those in my teens, this sounds very similar.

Despite my trip up into Yorkshire I failed miserably to see anything decent due to traditional British weather 

Neil

[Roadie]

Not a good Iridium flare perhaps? OK, probably not, could be an exploding meteor.  I remember on of those in my teens, this sounds very similar.

Despite my trip up into Yorkshire I failed miserably to see anything decent due to traditional British weather 

Neil

Ooooo where in Yorkshire did you go? Just being nosey really

[Neil]

Flixton.  (South of Scarborough and west of Filey for the non-locals.)  Where there was much precipitation

Neil

[WhichDawg]

one of the better years for falling stars for sure!

I saw all the regular kinds, bright, medium, dim;

fast with no trail, with trail, slow with trail, one slow one with no trail that turned and glowed
(like a spark from cutting metal),

2 very bright lines-one after another/parallel (sisters probably, one that split) that left an amazing trail,

and one that lit up the sky that looked like a super nova, a star that was bright and just faded.
a good year.