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clovis
User ID: 44768680 United States 08/12/2013 06:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The colors of the big ones really light up the sky. The kids were yelling out the colors they were seeing. Even my 20yr old was excited. What a great time with family :) Quoting: Rock Star Mommy Lucky ducky! Happy you and the fam were able to enjoy together! You are a RockStarMommy huh! pEacE, cLovIs |
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User ID: 36124058 United States 08/12/2013 06:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The colors of the big ones really light up the sky. The kids were yelling out the colors they were seeing. Even my 20yr old was excited. What a great time with family :) Quoting: Rock Star Mommy Lucky ducky! Happy you and the fam were able to enjoy together! You are a RockStarMommy huh! Awwww ty...so sweet :) We are going to try again tonight. Hopefully it will be clear bc they have been talking about it all morning :) It is what it is...deal with it. |
clovis
User ID: 44768680 United States 08/12/2013 07:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The colors of the big ones really light up the sky. The kids were yelling out the colors they were seeing. Even my 20yr old was excited. What a great time with family :) Quoting: Rock Star Mommy Lucky ducky! Happy you and the fam were able to enjoy together! You are a RockStarMommy huh! Awwww ty...so sweet :) We are going to try again tonight. Hopefully it will be clear bc they have been talking about it all morning :) Me too! I was invaded by clouds last night.....very disappointing! pEacE, cLovIs |
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User ID: 41520215 United States 08/12/2013 08:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Nice thread Hugh, saw a couple early this am “One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” – Carl Sagan |
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Hugh M Eye
(OP) User ID: 39479530 United States 08/12/2013 08:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I believe the actual peak is approximately 3 PM Eastern Daylight Time (19:00 Universal Time), so the radars should be active all day today and into the evening again. [link to topaz.streamguys.tv] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 37212376 United States 08/12/2013 10:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you're fortunate enough to see a bolide (fireball) as bright as Venus or the Moon, please report it to the American Meteor Society's Report-A-Fireball service. Quoting: Hugh M Eye [link to www.amsmeteors.org] You can check out the latest reports and sightings from the AMS homepage. [link to www.amsmeteors.org] Latest Worldwide Meteor News can be found here, too: [link to lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp] And thanks to our Canadian friends, we have a nice tutorial on Meteors and Physics. [link to meteor.uwo.ca] as bright as venus is a big deal? i see like 2 a night. past week or so. 2 nights ago i saw 2 in the same are that could be called as bright as venus. love it. ill report anymore |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 37212376 United States 08/12/2013 11:23 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Question. Is it normal for a meteor to look like it hit something in mid-air and bounce off? [link to fireballs.ndc.nasa.gov] |
Nerd88
User ID: 43877859 Australia 08/12/2013 11:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Question. Is it normal for a meteor to look like it hit something in mid-air and bounce off? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 37212376 [link to fireballs.ndc.nasa.gov] hey there Hugh! Lets hope we can all get a squiz at a rock or two..just not too big.. Peace "Stay on the path. It's not your concern. Stay on the path. It's not your concern"...Eli |
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joinca
User ID: 23928361 United States 08/12/2013 11:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Aug 9, 2013 The imminent Perseid meteor shower, the brightest and showiest of such events, could bring a light show of as many as 70 shooting stars an hour, experts say. Sunday night into early Monday and again Monday night into early Tuesday will be the best times to see the annual meteor shower, they said. A cloud of comet dust annually brings this shower, among the brightest and most reliable for sky watchers. "The Perseids are the good ones," meteorite expert Bill Cooke of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., told USA Today. The full article is here: [link to www.spacedaily.com] "The government will one day be corrupt and full of liars, and the people will flock to the one that tells the truth." - “Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry.” - "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." - "I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - "A Country with no Border, is not a country" -- Thomas Jefferson We MUST NEVER forget what Kamala Harris did to Justice Kavanaugh & his family! |
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User ID: 23928361 United States 08/12/2013 12:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Perseid Meteor Shower Is Peaking Now: How to Watch The annual Perseid meteor shower created by leftover bits of a comet is at its best in the night sky now, but there are a few tips to keep in mind to make the most the cosmic fireworks show. snip: If bad weather spoils your Perseids viewing, don't fret. You can also watch the meteor display online tonight in two free webcasts. You can watch the Perseid meteor shower webcasts live on SPACE.com, courtesy of NASA and the Slooh Space Beginning at nightfall, NASA's all-sky camera at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will offer a live view of the night sky and any meteors that flare up overhead. The webcast caught 14 Perseid meteors during its first night on Saturday (Aug. 10), MSFC officials said. The full article with video links: [link to www.space.com] "The government will one day be corrupt and full of liars, and the people will flock to the one that tells the truth." - “Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry.” - "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." - "I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - "A Country with no Border, is not a country" -- Thomas Jefferson We MUST NEVER forget what Kamala Harris did to Justice Kavanaugh & his family! |
schiehallion
User ID: 13347523 United Kingdom 08/12/2013 12:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Clouds cleared long enough to see 3 early this morning, two from the south and one from the west. fingers crossed for tonight. scottish, british, european but first of all Human. Even this is not true. I am Spirit appearing to be solid, just like all life everywhere |
amywood71605
User ID: 44884256 United States 08/12/2013 12:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Im in Vermont, what would be the best time to go out tonight and which direction do we look? My oldest (age 9) has really gotten into astronomy in the last year...got him his first telescope a few months back...I showed him an article about this meteor shower and he's super excited now =) Thanks for all the links too! "Live each day like it's your last, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like no one is watching." GO PATS!! :Go Patriots!: |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 22896601 United Kingdom 08/12/2013 01:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Will they be visible again tonight? I got myself all comfy with my camera around 1am this morning but the fucking cloud came in. Some sights are saying tonight should give a good show too but I would rather hear it from the experts here before I do a late night. |
Hugh M Eye
(OP) User ID: 39479530 United States 08/12/2013 01:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Im in Vermont, what would be the best time to go out tonight and which direction do we look? My oldest (age 9) has really gotten into astronomy in the last year...got him his first telescope a few months back...I showed him an article about this meteor shower and he's super excited now =) Thanks for all the links too! Any time after dark. Just lie back and look up. The meteors enter the atmosphere from a 'radiant' point in Perseus which rises in the Northeast about 11 PM local time. However, they can shoot across the sky in all directions and may be seen anytime after dark. I hope you see some good ones! |
Hugh M Eye
(OP) User ID: 39479530 United States 08/12/2013 01:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Will they be visible again tonight? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22896601 I got myself all comfy with my camera around 1am this morning but the fucking cloud came in. Some sights are saying tonight should give a good show too but I would rather hear it from the experts here before I do a late night. Yep, tonight should be good for meteors again. Hopefully you have a camera on a tripod with an open shutter setting. If you see a meteor trail then click the shutter closed. On pics you'll notice the circular star trails (caused by the Earth's rotation) with the meteors slashing across them. Best of luck. Here's today's updated photo gallery of Perseid Meteors: [link to spaceweather.com] Strangely, I don't see the customary star trails in these pics. I guess my technique is 'old-school', haha. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 22896601 United Kingdom 08/12/2013 01:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Will they be visible again tonight? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22896601 I got myself all comfy with my camera around 1am this morning but the fucking cloud came in. Some sights are saying tonight should give a good show too but I would rather hear it from the experts here before I do a late night. Yep, tonight should be good for meteors again. Hopefully you have a camera on a tripod with an open shutter setting. If you see a meteor trail then click the shutter closed. On pics you'll notice the circular star trails (caused by the Earth's rotation) with the meteors slashing across them. Best of luck. Here's today's updated photo gallery of Perseid Meteors: [link to spaceweather.com] Strangely, I don't see the customary star trails in these pics. I guess my technique is 'old-school', haha. Thanks for coming back to me. Much appreciated. I have a camera only with a 60 second open shutter speed and f2.5 aperture, set it to about 400 ISO. There's light pollution which sucks but should be able to get average pics. I might take a drive out into the hills though. I could layer some pics though to get the full circular effects? |
Dr. Astro
Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 4211721 United States 08/12/2013 01:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Will they be visible again tonight? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22896601 I got myself all comfy with my camera around 1am this morning but the fucking cloud came in. Some sights are saying tonight should give a good show too but I would rather hear it from the experts here before I do a late night. Yep, tonight should be good for meteors again. Hopefully you have a camera on a tripod with an open shutter setting. If you see a meteor trail then click the shutter closed. On pics you'll notice the circular star trails (caused by the Earth's rotation) with the meteors slashing across them. Best of luck. Here's today's updated photo gallery of Perseid Meteors: [link to spaceweather.com] Strangely, I don't see the customary star trails in these pics. I guess my technique is 'old-school', haha. There are a number of ways you can get your camera to track the motion of the stars. You can build a "barn door" type tracker for pennies ( [link to en.wikipedia.org] ), you can mount your camera "piggyback" onto a polar aligned telescope with a tracking device, or you can even buy a dedicated camera mount designed to track the motion of the stars ( [link to www.hayneedle.com] ). |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 22896601 United Kingdom 08/12/2013 01:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have a 10" Dobsonian Skywatcher scope but it doesn't have the tracking unfortunately. I'm quite new to it all so wanted to hone my skills manually first. [link to www.firstlightoptics.com] |