shooting stars at night - get outside and have a look

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Sat, 2006-08-12 01:43

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1842375,00.html

just been outside, and even though it's a little cloudy, you can see loads of shooting stars, beautiful, hopefully it will be a clearer night tomorrow

Sat, 2006-08-12 02:10

martin_t

saturday night should be the best time to get out there apparently from the article The phenomenon manifests itself in many ways: just after sunset tomorrow, for example, is the time to spot Perseid "earthgrazers", which skim the atmosphere like a stone on a pond, leaving a longer than usual trail before they vanish back into the dark.

Sat, 2006-08-12 08:43

mississippi

I can think of a few 'stars' I'd like to shoot.

Sat, 2006-08-12 13:00

lisa h

Martin, Just saw the article on bbc news. There is aparently a clear spell at 10:00 tonight. I will set up my deck chair, cool the wine, and enjoy! Lisa

Sat, 2006-08-12 13:35

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Sat, 2006-08-12 15:55

yan

I'll be there with my cam and a plate of fish

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Sat, 2006-08-12 16:21

mississippi

Mooning no doubt.

Sat, 2006-08-12 22:25

yan

There may be ocassion if the heavens are aligned favourably

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Sat, 2006-08-12 23:53

martin_t

been a bit cloudy tonight, i saw plenty last night, but tonight is not looking good at the mo

Sun, 2006-08-13 01:09

#10

mississippi

Look towards the west midlands, Martin, you may see alumgoon's arse shining in the moonlight.

Sun, 2006-08-13 13:21

#11

lisa h

No stars here. Cloudy up until bedtime. Then it started to rain. :(

Sun, 2006-08-13 15:24

#12

yan

I was hoping someone would've seen something. It was too cloudy in cheshire, north-west England.

There's nothing more mind-teasing than the incomprehensible eagerly avowed -
Dennett

Mon, 2006-08-14 17:01

#13

poetjude

I'm amazed that you can see anything from Clapton, with the light-pollution ...perhaps over the Hackney Marshes. I've never seen a shooting star. Patrick saw several one very cold, clear night in Ireland when we were driving back from Kilkenny. He'd stopped so that I could visit the bushes to relieve myself of many several pints of the brew named after that town. By the time I emerged, hauling my knickers back up, the spectacle (the one in the sky that is) had ended. jude "Cacoethes scribendi" http://www.judesworld.net

Mon, 2006-08-14 17:08

#14

2Lou

I've been staying at my sister's near Salisbury. Her partner came dashing in the night before last and said she'd just seen a magnificent shooting star. Unfortunately, it was all over so fast, the rest of us missed it. Cue Billy Brag...

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Tue, 2006-08-15 00:41

#15

martin_t

Definitely saw them friday night, jude nothing since though

Tue, 2006-08-15 09:16

#16

camus

My 7 year old came running down last night all excited because she had seen a shooting star after which we all stared at the sky for the next hour, unfortunately the closest we got to seeing anything interesting was when the man next door decided to use his bathroom without closing the blinds.

Tue, 2006-08-15 09:40

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ivoryfishbone

awww camus ... it's like watching for dolphins ... purplehaze told me SHE had seen some when she was driving ... i haven't seen any but then i haven't looked ... been too busy sipping sherry

Tue, 2006-08-15 10:13

#18

captainmcdan

purplehaze saw dolphins when she was driving?

Tue, 2006-08-15 10:16

#19

ivoryfishbone

purplehaze is mysterious and magical ...

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