Stargazers head up !!
07 August 2006, 10:25 PM
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Stargazers head up !!
Literally,
we are heading into the Perseids, Aug-8-15 best days around the 12/13th best time between 2am and dawn. Although many hits will be visible after midnight.
at peak, there can be upto 100 per hour!!!
good long firetrails accross the sky!!!
Mart
we are heading into the Perseids, Aug-8-15 best days around the 12/13th best time between 2am and dawn. Although many hits will be visible after midnight.
at peak, there can be upto 100 per hour!!!
good long firetrails accross the sky!!!
Mart
07 August 2006, 11:07 PM
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Are we talking shooting stars ? I have never ever seen one yet ... but me bros have seen umpteen..... maybe it's not to be .......
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07 August 2006, 11:38 PM
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Yes we are, and this display (weather permitting) is guaranteed.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...rseids2005.htm
this links shows what you see, and its eeery!!! you see them streak accross the sky in my case in an east to south direction, and they are silent!! you almost expect to have a noise/ or a rumble behind them, but its just silence
well worth staying up for
Mart
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...rseids2005.htm
this links shows what you see, and its eeery!!! you see them streak accross the sky in my case in an east to south direction, and they are silent!! you almost expect to have a noise/ or a rumble behind them, but its just silence
well worth staying up for
Mart
08 August 2006, 12:15 AM
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Question if I may...will we be able to see these without a telescope? I mean, if we just wonder out at around 2-3 and look up we can see them? (although 2-3 am after a night out on Saturday and looking up in the sky may lead to a lot of falling over!)
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Originally Posted by scoobys20mgh
Question if I may...will we be able to see these without a telescope? I mean, if we just wonder out at around 2-3 and look up we can see them? (although 2-3 am after a night out on Saturday and looking up in the sky may lead to a lot of falling over!)
08 August 2006, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by scoobys20mgh
Question if I may...will we be able to see these without a telescope? I mean, if we just wonder out at around 2-3 and look up we can see them? (although 2-3 am after a night out on Saturday and looking up in the sky may lead to a lot of falling over!)
no telescope needed!!!!! there that big, some trails can be virtually over half the of night sky!! they vary from yellowy firetrails, to white streaks as others have said, they vary from year to year, another good thing to look for while your eyes accustom to the starfield, is sattelites, its quite strange to watch a supposed star hammering accross the night sky!!
Mart
09 August 2006, 10:18 AM
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nope and i was on my balcony squinting through the clouds, Ive booked friday evening as not getting too wasted so that i can clamber onto the roof and sit up there for a few hours (weather permitting) 
and i was on my balcony squinting through the clouds, Ive booked friday evening as not getting too wasted so that i can clamber onto the roof and sit up there for a few hours (weather permitting)
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09 August 2006, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Scooby-kid
This sonds cool, is it possible to see these from any location, e.g. garden? or do you have to be in a specific place
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09 August 2006, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by DCI Gene Hunt
No..... stay out of your shed, garage or tent.... other than that you should be fine.... oh and the important thing is to 'look up' not 'down' as that also helps
He is sooo right !
09 August 2006, 04:35 PM
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Also a good chance to see mercury if you have never seen it!
Venus is very easy to find seeing as its the brightest thing in the sky bar the sun and moon and mercury is very close by!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/m...ingnotes.shtml
This pic is cool if you are into your planet spotting...
All 5 visible planets
Venus is very easy to find seeing as its the brightest thing in the sky bar the sun and moon and mercury is very close by!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/m...ingnotes.shtml
This pic is cool if you are into your planet spotting...
All 5 visible planets
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10 August 2006, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by mart360
old link, but perseids are annual!! ive been watching them for approx 26 yrs!!
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12 August 2006, 09:25 PM
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Was looking forward to going up to the observatory in the attic room tonight to watch this,junior speye is a bit dissapointed too
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12 August 2006, 09:44 PM
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CLouds last night too, but they are mooving quite quickly
one thing to factor in, is the moon, its a full one at the mo, so dosent allow the eyes to get used to the normally black sky!!
still if you can find a way to block it out, shade etc you should be ok..
tried to have alook last night, but was very tired, so didnt stay around for long, mind you, the hedgehog that ran over my foot, made me jump!!
Mart
one thing to factor in, is the moon, its a full one at the mo, so dosent allow the eyes to get used to the normally black sky!!
still if you can find a way to block it out, shade etc you should be ok..
tried to have alook last night, but was very tired, so didnt stay around for long, mind you, the hedgehog that ran over my foot, made me jump!!
Mart
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I saw quite a few, coming home about 3.30 this morning over Dartmoor, i forgot i had read this thread, and thought i was going mad and seeing things to start with!
