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Friday night/Saturday morning once in a lifetime meteor storm (1 Viewer)

Despite the lack of meteor shower, looking up at the stars with real attention is rewarding. Meteors or not, the night sky is beautiful.

 
Drove about 10 miles out of town, but no luck. The direction to look was close enough to the horizon that the next town about 15 miles away put up enough of a glow to drown out anything. Saw nothing. I hate light pollution.

 
drummer said:
Aw, there is too much light from the surrounding area to get a good view of it. Jeebus, I just noticed how one store at a nearby mall is shooting all kinds of light into the sky. What a waste of energy.
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I was thinking the exact thhing .......After a certain time shut the f-ing lights off.

 
Mark your calendars: Next sure thing is August 12-13.

The Perseids are active from July 13 to August 26. They reach a strong maximum on August 12 or 13, depending on the year. Normal rates seen from rural locations range from 50-75 shower members per hour at maximum. Best viewing time is predawn (an hour or so before morning twilight).

Radiant: 03:12 +57.6° - ZHR: 100 - Velocity: 37 miles/sec (swift - 60km/sec) - Parent Object: 109P/Swift-Tuttle

Where to look? The best place to start is between the radiant and the zenith (straight above you). The radiant is where the meteors appear to start from, such as the constellation Perseus from which the Perseids appear to radiate.

How do I know the sky is dark enough to see meteors? If you can see each star of the Little Dipper, your eyes have "dark adapted," and your chosen site is probably dark enough. Under these conditions, you will see plenty of meteors.

 
Wingnut said:
Mark your calendars: Next sure thing is August 12-13.

The Perseids are active from July 13 to August 26. They reach a strong maximum on August 12 or 13, depending on the year. Normal rates seen from rural locations range from 50-75 shower members per hour at maximum. Best viewing time is predawn (an hour or so before morning twilight).

Radiant: 03:12 +57.6° - ZHR: 100 - Velocity: 37 miles/sec (swift - 60km/sec) - Parent Object: 109P/Swift-TuttleWhere to look? The best place to start is between the radiant and the zenith (straight above you). The radiant is where the meteors appear to start from, such as the constellation Perseus from which the Perseids appear to radiate.How do I know the sky is dark enough to see meteors? If you can see each star of the Little Dipper, your eyes have "dark adapted," and your chosen site is probably dark enough. Under these conditions, you will see plenty of meteors.
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Nice try Poindexter
 
"Drunken said:
Wingnut said:
Mark your calendars: Next sure thing is August 12-13.

The Perseids are active from July 13 to August 26. They reach a strong maximum on August 12 or 13, depending on the year. Normal rates seen from rural locations range from 50-75 shower members per hour at maximum. Best viewing time is predawn (an hour or so before morning twilight).

Radiant: 03:12 +57.6° - ZHR: 100 - Velocity: 37 miles/sec (swift - 60km/sec) - Parent Object: 109P/Swift-TuttleWhere to look? The best place to start is between the radiant and the zenith (straight above you). The radiant is where the meteors appear to start from, such as the constellation Perseus from which the Perseids appear to radiate.How do I know the sky is dark enough to see meteors? If you can see each star of the Little Dipper, your eyes have "dark adapted," and your chosen site is probably dark enough. Under these conditions, you will see plenty of meteors.
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Nice try Poindexter
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No, this time it will really happen. The internet says so.
 
Holy crap did you guys see that??!! It looked like the sky had burst into flames!!! We'll never see the likes of that again if we live to be a million!!!

 
This was obviously a conspiracy formulated by alarm clock manufacturers, metamphetamine distributors, and lawn chair retailers.

 
Set alarm for 2am est, wife and I went outside for a solid 10 minutes and saw jack. Went back inside, thought I'd try to salvage the sleep interruption, but wife fell asleep in 30 seconds. 0 - 2 on the evening.

 
I had ideal conditions at a lake in Alabama (i.e., no light pollution, clear skies), and I probably saw a dozen meteors, but it still felt somewhat underwhelming. I think it is just the overuse of the "once-in-a-lifetime" phrase. I still enjoyed the experience nonetheless.

 
Wingnut said:
Mark your calendars: Next sure thing is August 12-13.

The Perseids are active from July 13 to August 26. They reach a strong maximum on August 12 or 13, depending on the year. Normal rates seen from rural locations range from 50-75 shower members per hour at maximum. Best viewing time is predawn (an hour or so before morning twilight).

Radiant: 03:12 +57.6° - ZHR: 100 - Velocity: 37 miles/sec (swift - 60km/sec) - Parent Object: 109P/Swift-Tuttle

Where to look? The best place to start is between the radiant and the zenith (straight above you). The radiant is where the meteors appear to start from, such as the constellation Perseus from which the Perseids appear to radiate.

How do I know the sky is dark enough to see meteors? If you can see each star of the Little Dipper, your eyes have "dark adapted," and your chosen site is probably dark enough. Under these conditions, you will see plenty of meteors.
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This is why I don't even bother anymore...these things always peak mid-week at some obscene time. Why can't we get meteors at like 11:00 PM on a Saturday night when I'm probably drinking by the fire pit anyway?

 
Got home from softball a little about 12:30 and told the wife was going out on the deck to watch the meteor shower. She came out too and we stared at the night sky for about 45 minutes and didn't see any.

Saw a couple of planes though :thumbup:

 
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It is kind of cool watching the satellites go by.

Reminds me of Kent Mansley from Iron Giant..."Foreign satellite, Hogarth, and all that that implies. Even now it orbits overhead - Boop! Boop! - watching us. We can't see it but it's there, much like that giant thing in the woods. We don't know what it is or what it can do. I don't feel safe, Hogarth. Do you?"

 
Yeah cloudiness hit and ended any chance. Doesn't sound like we missed much. No one knew what to expect since this was a first time.

 
I think many people took "once-in-a-lifetime" as "greatest-of-all-time". I blame journalism and Sheik.

 
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