Meteorites due tonight

[jakunen]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3548960.stm

IF the weather clears up this showr is supposed to eb visible until Friday/Saturday.

I'll be taking my camera out this weekend and see if I can fianlly capture one...

 

[Rob]

Nice bit of info.

Just the ticket since I will be outtside until next week :biggthump

 

[Adi007]

There was a pretty good show last night too ... hopefully it'll be great tonight!!!

Here's another good link on the subject:

www.spaceweather.com

 

[jamesdevine]

We had pea soup fog here last night so I couldn't see out the window let alone the night sky. Today's pretty humid so it will probably be the same again tonight

Here's finger crossed do. We got to see the Northern Lights earlier this year which was pretty spectacular as it was so clear. I known not that unusal but I have never see it bright before.

Thanks for the heads up.

James

 

[Ed]

We had thunderstoms and rain last night but hopefully it will be a little clearer tonight.... its getting there

Ed

 

[Gary]

Remember Day of the triffids! :yikes: :reloaded_

 

[ESpy]

Yeah - keep one eye closed!!!

 

[Adi007]

Typical. Exciting astronomical event hours away ... and for the first time on over a week, it's cloudy and raining!

 

[ChrisKavanaugh]

It's 100 degrees here at the moment with clear skies. I'm heading out to the desert where the Space Shuttle was tested at Edward's AFB. I'm setting up a nest among the Joshua Trees, start a squaw fire for coffee and enjoying a show without commercial interuption.

 

[jamesdevine]

You lucky :***:

No seriously do you are lucky it was fog again until 8.30pm or so and then heavy rain until 9am this morning now it's sun shine.

Hope it was a good show. Do tell us how it ended.

James

 

[RovingArcher]

I was all set for a good show and as is known to happen around here because of where we are in relation to the ocean, we got overcast and drizzly skies.

Many years ago the wife and I were fortunate enough to be camping in the Sierra Mtns at about 8000ft elevation and the sight of this event was nothing short of spectacular.

 

[Adi007]

Yeah Chris, tell us how it went so I can live vicariously too! First night in 10 days we had cloud cover at night!

 

[ChrisKavanaugh]

"All I had was the clear desert air, a lightshow worthy of a millionaire; no cars, no cellphones,and commercial free: Oh wasn't it, just loverly." Night was the deep blueblack that left just enough light for the Joshua trees to look like spiky spirits of half forgotten but still powerfull native religons. Coyotes sang their songs. Metoerites fell by the hundreds, each one unique like Hell's answer to a snowflake.

 

[jakunen]

Beginnign to wish I hadn't posted that link now

 

[jamesdevine]

Me too

No seriously do that sounds like a good night out Chris i am jealous.

Jakunen thanks for highlighting it fo us. I used to be really into astronomy when I was younger and you have rekindled an interest. :biggthump

It will give me an excuse to get out up the coast at night.

James

 

[Wayne]

"All I had was the clear desert air, a lightshow worthy of a millionaire; no cars, no cellphones,and commercial free: Oh wasn't it, just loverly." Night was the deep blueblack that left just enough light for the Joshua trees to look like spiky spirits of half forgotten but still powerfull native religons. Coyotes sang their songs. Metoerites fell by the hundreds, each one unique like Hell's answer to a snowflake.

Chris thats just showing off and nobody likes a show off.

 

[jakunen]

Me too

No seriously do that sounds like a good night out Chris i am jealous.

Jakunen thanks for highlighting it fo us. I used to be really into astronomy when I was younger and you have rekindled an interest. :biggthump

It will give me an excuse to get out up the coast at night.

James

Glad to have helped mate.

With luck I'll actually see them myself tonight. I'm out with Taz and Womble for the weekend.

 

[Ed]

Still no clear skies over the valleys :-( .... its stopped thundering, lightning and raining though .... just overcast

Ed

 

[Adi007]

Here is a good listing of meteor shower dates: http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/meteors/shower_list.html

 

[jakunen]

Finally got to see some Saturday night. Taz, Womble and I walked into the clearing we'd parked in and stood for a few minutes getting a crick in our necks until we dashed back to get our kip-mats.

We then spent about 1/2 hour(?) tracking satellites and watching the light show against a backdrop of the milky way. Taz and I were both a bit surprised to see one meteorite going the wrong way! Guess it was a random one...