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Title: Big Meteor Showers Tonight and Tomorrow Night
Post by: Bobfly on August 12, 2015, 06:44:18 PM
Big Perseid meteor showers should give a good show of shooting stars this evening from 11pm through to 4am.
New moon only so skies should be darker and give better visibility.  Fingers crossed for a good view.  :D :D
The Space Station will be passing about 10.30
Title: Re: Big Meteor Showers Tonight and Tomorrow Night
Post by: Harpo on August 12, 2015, 06:56:48 PM
Is there a particular part of the sky/direction to look at?
Title: Re: Big Meteor Showers Tonight and Tomorrow Night
Post by: Bobfly on August 12, 2015, 07:31:06 PM
They should be showing most areas as we are passing through debris from the Swift Tuttel comet, so shooting stars at a rate of about one hundred an hour should whizz across the sky. Lie back in a deckchair with a few beers in a place not contaminated with street lighting and glare. Just lie back and look up.  :D :D
Should be on show for about ten days but tonight and tomorrow night are forecast to be the best show.
Title: Re: Big Meteor Showers Tonight and Tomorrow Night
Post by: aliferste on August 13, 2015, 12:05:01 AM
Cloudy !
Title: Re: Big Meteor Showers Tonight and Tomorrow Night
Post by: Bobfly on August 13, 2015, 02:17:27 AM
Clear starry night here and five shooting stars over in ten minutes or so. Not the frequency forecast in the papers and mentioned on the late night news !!
Title: Re: Big Meteor Showers Tonight and Tomorrow Night
Post by: rannoch raider on August 13, 2015, 11:43:03 AM
Popped out the back garden for an hour just after midnight for a wee look. A bit slow to start with then seven in about ten minutes. I counted 12 in the hour but none were spectacular.
Title: Re: Big Meteor Showers Tonight and Tomorrow Night
Post by: Billy on August 13, 2015, 12:48:13 PM
I'm heading up to Morar tomorrow night and I was hoping to catch the end of it.

Billy