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ironpham · 08-12-2007, 02:09 PM

I didn't see this posted yet so here it is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseids (You can also just search for it on google for more information.)

Apparently it occurs every year and peaks on August 12. Supposedly tonight around 10pm you will start to see about one meteor a minute. Just look toward the NE sky. Enjoy.

Swisivo · 08-12-2007, 02:22 PM

Interesting. It's a shame today is one of the ~two days in the last 30, that it rained and is cloudy in Toronto. Hope it clears up.

Grasshopper Green · 08-12-2007, 05:04 PM

We went camping yesterday and spent last night gazing up at the stars. Even thought the shower hadn't peaked yet, the show was incredible. We saw probably one a minute or so, and a brilliant one every few minutes. It's a shame you can't really seem them in the city or I'd spend tonight stargazing as well.

snowy · 08-12-2007, 05:29 PM

I love the Perseid Meteor Shower--it's a virtual bonanza of meteor-spotting. My mom and I usually drag my old mattress out to my parents' front deck and set up camp.

Unfortunately, tonight I will be in a city, and it's cloudy. Bummer. I'll probably try to catch some meteor shower action none the less.

ngdawg · 08-12-2007, 09:03 PM

Figures....it's cloudy out

Last meteor shower I watched was about 2.5 years ago, middle of November...woke up with a start about 4:30am, realized there was to be a shower around that time, grabbed my coat and ran outside. Awesome display. Spouse woke up shortly after, cursed me for being on the computer at that hour, came downstairs with every intention of chewing me out, instead saw me in my coat and slippers staring at the sky and came out and joined me. We were like kids at fireworks.

Swisivo · 08-13-2007, 12:54 AM

Went today with a few friends. Drove about 20 km north of the city. The skies were relatively clear but there was still a lot of light pollution. In any case, we caught at least 30-40 of them each, with about 5 of them very pronounced, and 1 breath-taking one, leaving a trail over a significant part of the celestial sphere, and swallowing the stars around it with its brightness.

The most significant meteor we saw seemed to give off about as much light as the moon, but most of them were like little dim stars darting quickly over the night sky. At first I had trouble seeing them, but after about an hour outside, my eyes were very well adjusted. I'm not sure how major this meteor shower is. What did the rest of you see?

abaya · 08-13-2007, 01:28 AM

I don't suppose you can see these in Iceland, can you??

ItWasMe · 08-13-2007, 01:32 AM

Dang. It's cloudy and foggy here. I'll try again tomorrow. Anyone get good pictures (I know we have some terrific photographers here with better setups than mine)

stevie667 · 08-13-2007, 04:22 AM

I watched them last night (UK), we were in a park on the outskirts of a city so didn't get a fantabuloso show, but what we did get kicked ass.

ShaniFaye · 08-13-2007, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abaya

I don't suppose you can see these in Iceland, can you??

I would think you could

Quote:

The Perseid meteor shower peaks on the new-Moon night of Sunday–Monday, August 12–August 13 and can be seen from any place in the northern hemisphere. The Perseid meteors appear to stream away from their radiant near the border of Perseus and Cassiopeia.

The meteor rate, for an observer at a dark-sky site in the northern temperate latitudes, increases to roughly 30 per hour in the predawn hours on Saturday, 45 per hour on Sunday morning, and 80 per hour before the sky starts to get light on Monday morning.

Redlemon · 08-13-2007, 07:01 AM

I was out Saturday night at 3 am for a half hour, and I tried again Sunday night at about 11 pm. I saw jack squat.

abaya · 08-13-2007, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShaniFaye

I would think you could

Ooh, ooh!! I wish I had known last night...

but maybe there is still a chance for tonight? It's going to be clear! Oh, I hope I can see them.

ShaniFaye · 08-13-2007, 07:38 AM

you should be able to, last nite was the peak....they arent over yet

ironpham · 08-13-2007, 08:49 AM

I didn't stay up for too long last night to watch them. But I was able to see a good few before bed. Most of the ones that I saw were little ones. There was one that covered as much of the sky that wasn't light polluted, but that was it. I'm glad some of you were able to see it though.

snowy · 08-13-2007, 08:54 AM

I saw a few last night just by going out into my front yard, despite the ambient light. It cleared up just in time.

'cb' · 08-13-2007, 02:14 PM

I went out to my dad's property out in the country last night till like 3am... we saw a LOT. We saw alot of the really big ones that light everything up.

08-12-2007, 02:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
ironpham DOOMTRAIN Location: NC	Perseid Meteor Shower I didn't see this posted yet so here it is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseids (You can also just search for it on google for more information.) Apparently it occurs every year and peaks on August 12. Supposedly tonight around 10pm you will start to see about one meteor a minute. Just look toward the NE sky. Enjoy.

08-12-2007, 02:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Swisivo Upright	Interesting. It's a shame today is one of the ~two days in the last 30, that it rained and is cloudy in Toronto. Hope it clears up. __________________ The answer to the question you are asking, this interview is too short to contain.

08-12-2007, 05:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	We went camping yesterday and spent last night gazing up at the stars. Even thought the shower hadn't peaked yet, the show was incredible. We saw probably one a minute or so, and a brilliant one every few minutes. It's a shame you can't really seem them in the city or I'd spend tonight stargazing as well. __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa

08-12-2007, 05:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	I love the Perseid Meteor Shower--it's a virtual bonanza of meteor-spotting. My mom and I usually drag my old mattress out to my parents' front deck and set up camp. Unfortunately, tonight I will be in a city, and it's cloudy. Bummer. I'll probably try to catch some meteor shower action none the less. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

08-12-2007, 09:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	Figures....it's cloudy out Last meteor shower I watched was about 2.5 years ago, middle of November...woke up with a start about 4:30am, realized there was to be a shower around that time, grabbed my coat and ran outside. Awesome display. Spouse woke up shortly after, cursed me for being on the computer at that hour, came downstairs with every intention of chewing me out, instead saw me in my coat and slippers staring at the sky and came out and joined me. We were like kids at fireworks. __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.

08-13-2007, 12:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
Swisivo Upright	Went today with a few friends. Drove about 20 km north of the city. The skies were relatively clear but there was still a lot of light pollution. In any case, we caught at least 30-40 of them each, with about 5 of them very pronounced, and 1 breath-taking one, leaving a trail over a significant part of the celestial sphere, and swallowing the stars around it with its brightness. The most significant meteor we saw seemed to give off about as much light as the moon, but most of them were like little dim stars darting quickly over the night sky. At first I had trouble seeing them, but after about an hour outside, my eyes were very well adjusted. I'm not sure how major this meteor shower is. What did the rest of you see? __________________ The answer to the question you are asking, this interview is too short to contain.

08-13-2007, 01:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
abaya Location: Iceland	I don't suppose you can see these in Iceland, can you?? __________________ And think not you can direct the course of Love; for Love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. --Khalil Gibran

08-13-2007, 01:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
ItWasMe But You'll Never Prove It. Location: under your bed	Dang. It's cloudy and foggy here. I'll try again tomorrow. Anyone get good pictures (I know we have some terrific photographers here with better setups than mine) __________________ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ok, no more truth-or-dare until somebody returns my underwear" ~ George Lopez I bake cookies just so I can lick the bowl. ~ ItWasMe

08-13-2007, 04:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
stevie667 Too Awesome for Aardvarks Location: Angloland	I watched them last night (UK), we were in a park on the outskirts of a city so didn't get a fantabuloso show, but what we did get kicked ass. __________________ Office hours have changed. Please call during office hours for more information.

08-13-2007, 07:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	I was out Saturday night at 3 am for a half hour, and I tried again Sunday night at about 11 pm. I saw jack squat. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

08-13-2007, 07:38 AM	#13 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	you should be able to, last nite was the peak....they arent over yet __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

08-13-2007, 08:49 AM	#14 (permalink)
ironpham DOOMTRAIN Location: NC	I didn't stay up for too long last night to watch them. But I was able to see a good few before bed. Most of the ones that I saw were little ones. There was one that covered as much of the sky that wasn't light polluted, but that was it. I'm glad some of you were able to see it though.

08-13-2007, 08:54 AM	#15 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	I saw a few last night just by going out into my front yard, despite the ambient light. It cleared up just in time. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

08-13-2007, 02:14 PM	#16 (permalink)
'cb' Upright	I went out to my dad's property out in the country last night till like 3am... we saw a LOT. We saw alot of the really big ones that light everything up.