Members Fireball_73 Posted August 12, 2007 Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 It's completly overcast here. Scotland is a {censored}e country for looking at the stars! Haha! Still if you have clear skies tonight you can still catch it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mntngrown Posted August 12, 2007 Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 I live above 2000 ft with no ambient light, and only saw a few but went to bed just before midnite. Guess I'll stay up later tonite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted August 12, 2007 Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 We were up in the Sierra Mountains last week and we saw quite a few of them. Wish that we were up there this week though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted August 12, 2007 Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 The good thing being, it happens twice a year so you will still have many chances to get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fireball_73 Posted August 12, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 The good thing being, it happens twice a year so you will still have many chances to get them. I know, and if I'm lucky I might get paid to watch them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thelurker Posted August 13, 2007 Members Share Posted August 13, 2007 As a public service for those that are interested - This shower (Perseids) peaks Sunday night (Monday morning) after midnight local time. These tend to be bright, long-lasting and large, IIRC. It is normal for the showers to be better after midnight because then the overhead part of the atmosphere is plowing into the dust trail that forms the meteors. At www.spaceweather.com you can get a full prediction. According to them, the peak will be shortly before dawn, EST, I believe. That means it may be too late for Fireball, but he may get lucky! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted August 13, 2007 Moderators Share Posted August 13, 2007 I was on a walk last night around the neighborhood and saw a few shooting stars. They were strong enough to be seen in the middle of the Chicago sky so I imagine it would have been spectacular out in the country without all of the ambient light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted August 13, 2007 Members Share Posted August 13, 2007 No, but I saw about a dozen shooting stars while on vacation in north-central Minnesota last night. It was pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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