Perseids tonight

[growingvegetables]

https://www.theguardian.com/science...-shower-everything-you-need-to-know-to-see-it

Think I may have managed to divert my lift to Manchester Airport over Woodhead Pass tonight - going over the top around 3am. And the forecast is clear - could be magic

 

[midlife]

Yep. Going to have a wander into the garden later

 

[PeteXXX]

I might pop out on the bike, away from the light pollution of the town.

 

[Turdus philomelos]

Too cloudy this year. A couple of years back I counted 30 in an hour.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Some clear skies here so a maybe

 

[TVC]

Patchy cloud here, I just saw one by chance, and a passing satellite.

 

[Katherine]

I've just been down on the beach watching the sky.... a beautiful clear starry sky and a meteor shower too! I saw lots of flashes some brighter and longer than others. Anyone who stays up tonight is in for quite a show later. They were quite intermittent and in between I listened to the waves and looked at the lights across the bay. (On holiday in Marazion)

 

[winjim]

Beautiful clear skies here in Sheffield. Saw a couple while I was bringing the washing in about half an hour ago.

 

[MontyVeda]

I might have a wander out in a bit, but i have a 100% track record of going out specifically to see a meteor shower, and not seeing a single meteor. I saw a spectacular one in '99 when i wasn't expecting it, and a pretty good one in about '97, also unexpected (even heard one of them! (unless something else went 'schwoooom' at the exact moment it shot across the sky (it's not an easy sound to spell))).

 

[PeteXXX]

Sat on Pitsford dam wall. Quite a few spotted so far!

 

[MontyVeda]

[QUOTE 4916289, member: 9609"]I don't think you can hear them (unless it plugged into the ground next to you). I guess when you see them they are 50 mile away, so that would be lots of seconds or may be minutes. (50/750*60*60= 4 minutes ?????)

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that's been on my mind ever since.... surely the bit of atmosphere it burnt through was too far away for the sound to carry to me... but i and the person i was with heard something right at the moment it streaked across the sky.

anywhoo, went out and saw four meteors and two satellites and one airliner... so i'm happy.

 

[PeteXXX]

[QUOTE 4916357, member: 9609"]are you sure, i have been watching the little movie you posted for about 10 minutes now and havn't seen them[/QUOTE]

I took a photo as well but missed it

 

[winjim]

that's been on my mind ever since.... surely the bit of atmosphere it burnt through was too far away for the sound to carry to me... but i and the person i was with heard something right at the moment it streaked across the sky.

anywhoo, went out and saw four meteors and two satellites and one airliner... so i'm happy.

You're happy to see an airliner? Come to my house, you'll see loads of 'em. I was always happy as a kid to see Concorde going over though.

 

[MontyVeda]

I was happy to see the meteors and satellites, the airliner was added because two lads who were also out looking for the meteor shower pointed it out and said "Is that one?"