mundia Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Anyone see any last night. We caught sight of a few around 11-1am as it was very clear here then. You've still time tonight to see them if you have clear sky, and possibly over the next few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliamch Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 manky cloud cover here, I hope it clears up in time. Karrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamgirl Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Yes!!! I saw half a dozen last night!!! Very exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 i forgot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gezabel Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 OK it's confession time! when I read the title of this thread I thought: Have I seen WHAT????? so what exactly am I looking for?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louby loo Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Saw a few, between 12.30...1.30sih bit disappointing though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mundia Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 Hi Geraldine, you might guess, I'm just a tiny bit obsessed about what is in our skies... The Perseids are meteor showers that occur every year around this time, and are especially easy to see this year (if clear) because we are in a waxing moon phase (new moon was on Tuesday), which means that moonlight doesn't interfere with seeing them. They look like shooting stars in the night sky and can be seen in the northeast, just look for the 'W' (constellation Cassiopeia). You can read a little more if you wish here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 we saw loads of them, so pretty and we're definately up for looking out againt onight, though it's cloudy at the moment...fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth1 Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Cloud up here in my part of Yorkshire, but we could see some stars but non of the shooting kind! Tooo many street lights. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Sadly we have grey skies here every night and lots of rain. When we used to go to France in August we would sit out and watch the Perseids. They look like lit matches falling through the night sky, and if you blink you might miss some. I am with mundia and love to look at the sky and the stars and identify the constellations. I think looking out into the sky is such a humbling experience as we seem so small and insignificant compared with everything that is out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 We saw some lovely ones over the north sea - although did feel slightly giggly lying on a sun lounger at midnight wrapped in a blanket and feeling ever so ever so small in a very big sky ! Superb and free ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 clearish skies here at the mo - so shall be looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Really overcast here last night, hoping for better tonight although is not looking good! My cousin, who lives much further south, made an event of it, in the hot tub (I'm not really green!) to watch. But as it was also her birthday she can be forgiven, I suppose I, too never cease to marvel at the skies! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 We were sitting round a campfire in suffolk at the campsite and just looking up at the skies noticed lots of shooting stars never realised that it was a meteor shower. We had very clear skies although did have a neck ache!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 dohhhh all cloudy here now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mundia Posted August 14, 2010 Author Share Posted August 14, 2010 Yes it was too cloudy here as well, they will be around for another few days, but in much less quantities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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