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09 August 2007, 11:37 PM
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Heads up Stargazers
Just a reminder,
were now in the path of the Persieds meteor storm, look noreast to souwest,
after midnight for some of the best Shooting stars storms in the year.
Long visible trails from this annual event
should run until the 16th ish of Aug
Mart
were now in the path of the Persieds meteor storm, look noreast to souwest,
after midnight for some of the best Shooting stars storms in the year.
Long visible trails from this annual event
should run until the 16th ish of Aug
Mart
09 August 2007, 11:49 PM
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10 August 2007, 01:37 AM
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The peak of the meteor show should be after 11pm on the 12/08/07. With decent clear skies and darkness, i.e little street light pollution.. meteors should be visible at an average of around 2 a minute at it's peak.
Edit:
They're still relatively few and far between but I just stuck my head out of the window for 10 minutes and seen 3. Oh and Mars is just about visible too, saw the 3 meteors looking in the direction of Mars. Just look for a reddish non twinkling bright star type of thing..
Edit:
They're still relatively few and far between but I just stuck my head out of the window for 10 minutes and seen 3. Oh and Mars is just about visible too, saw the 3 meteors looking in the direction of Mars. Just look for a reddish non twinkling bright star type of thing..
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11 August 2007, 12:52 PM
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Last night was perfect for stargazing but I must have missed any that were around. Could not see Mars either. I gather that Sunday night should be the best for a good display.
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11 August 2007, 12:56 PM
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Nearly 100% cloud cover here last night 
Yep seems I got my dates wrong, late Sunday night through Monday morning is going to be the peak. Although there should be plenty visible tonight.
Yep seems I got my dates wrong, late Sunday night through Monday morning is going to be the peak. Although there should be plenty visible tonight.
12 August 2007, 12:16 AM
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Isn't Mars under the horizon at the moment for most of the UK???
Andy
What about the ISS... when does that go over again, I was in the cinema this evening so missed it.
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What about the ISS... when does that go over again, I was in the cinema this evening so missed it.
12 August 2007, 09:21 AM
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12 August 2007, 09:33 AM
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Pass Details
Date: Sunday, 12 August, 2007
Satellite: ISS
Observer's Location: Cheltenham ( 51.9010°N, 2.0800°W)
Local Time: British Summer Time (GMT + 1:00)
Orbit: 335 x 346 km, 51.6° (Epoch 11 Aug)
Sun altitude at time of
maximum pass altitude: -11.9°
Event Time Altitude Azimuth Distance (km)
Rises above horizon 22:01:23 0° 278° (W ) 2,147
Reaches 10° altitude 22:03:23 10° 276° (W ) 1,308
Maximum altitude 22:06:16 72° 195° (SSW) 368
Enters shadow 22:08:01 22° 110° (ESE) 831
So are those times posted GMT or BST
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Date: Sunday, 12 August, 2007
Satellite: ISS
Observer's Location: Cheltenham ( 51.9010°N, 2.0800°W)
Local Time: British Summer Time (GMT + 1:00)
Orbit: 335 x 346 km, 51.6° (Epoch 11 Aug)
Sun altitude at time of
maximum pass altitude: -11.9°
Event Time Altitude Azimuth Distance (km)
Rises above horizon 22:01:23 0° 278° (W ) 2,147
Reaches 10° altitude 22:03:23 10° 276° (W ) 1,308
Maximum altitude 22:06:16 72° 195° (SSW) 368
Enters shadow 22:08:01 22° 110° (ESE) 831
So are those times posted GMT or BST
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12 August 2007, 09:37 AM
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The highlighted circle is the region where the satellite is at least 10° above your horizon. The size of the circle depends on the height of the satellite.
Solid part of orbit shows where the satellite is sunlit, and the dashed part where it is in the Earth's shadow and invisible.
Perfect, thanks
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12 August 2007, 10:22 AM
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Very interesting website, thanks for that Fuzz.
> So are those times posted GMT or BST?
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Are the times given in local time or UTC?
A. All the times in the prediction tables are given in local time.
> So are those times posted GMT or BST?
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Are the times given in local time or UTC?
A. All the times in the prediction tables are given in local time.
12 August 2007, 10:35 AM
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The good thing about the Persieds, is that although there is a peak , the days upto and after will guarantee many hits, (3-4 + in an hour) at peak, your looking at about one every couple of minutes.
The best time is usually midnight onwards, as the earth tips into a better position.
While your at it, try to see how many sattelites (sp) you can see winging around. (thought they were UFO's first time i saw one)
Mart
The best time is usually midnight onwards, as the earth tips into a better position.
While your at it, try to see how many sattelites (sp) you can see winging around. (thought they were UFO's first time i saw one)
Mart
12 August 2007, 12:58 PM
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I've been in Cyprus for the last few weeks and every night we'd lay on the sunbeds by the pool and watch the shooting stars, meteors and loads of satellites whizzing around. 
12 August 2007, 07:00 PM
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3am tomorrow morning is the peak time in the UK - one shooting star per minute.
Did you know that each shooting star is the size of a grain of sand??
Did you know that each shooting star is the size of a grain of sand??
12 August 2007, 07:03 PM
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12 August 2007, 07:08 PM
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lol
Tis incredible.
Hearing some of the stuff they go on about at Kennedy is mental, the spec of the shuttle, the prep, the enviroment etc.
I love the era and generation I have grown up in, the computer revolution etc, but oh boy I would love to be about for more frequent space travel! And the opportunity to get up there!
Was also facinated to learn the 3 types of space projectiles too
12 August 2007, 07:09 PM
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Due to the lack of atmosphere up there, they travel at massive speeds, entering the earths atmosphere they start to heat, starting out slightly bigger but burning up fast.
They are so bright for the exact same reason a light bulb element can give off so much light, just on a far greater scale
They are so bright for the exact same reason a light bulb element can give off so much light, just on a far greater scale