Nice meteor shower going on.

Armistead · 12-13-12, 11:39 PM

Counted about 30 in 10 minutes, but it peaks 1-3 AM east coast....Some are really big.

Herr-Berbunch · 12-14-12, 03:12 AM

The Geminids, I forgot to look

Jimbuna · 12-14-12, 06:26 AM

Any pictures?

Catfish · 12-14-12, 07:23 AM

The Triffids !

Oberon · 12-14-12, 07:43 AM

I went outside to watch at 2am, got an absolutely stunning view of clouds...

TarJak · 12-14-12, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

I went outside to watch at 2am, got an absolutely stunning view of clouds...

You're in England.

Dowly · 12-14-12, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

I went outside to watch at 2am, got an absolutely stunning view of clouds...

Same here.

STEED · 12-14-12, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

The Triffids !

Triffid gun £500 plus a jar of jam for free.

Jimbuna · 12-15-12, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Triffid gun £500 plus a jar of jam for free.

I'll settle for a £19.99 hose from B&Q

Armistead · 12-14-12, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Any pictures?

With strained neck, constantly panning the sky with my eye to the camera, just to catch a brief half second streak, I tried to take a picture for you. Now hold your breath why you wait for me to post them.....

Seriously, my wife and I laid flat in a heated sleeping bag on the 5th tee to watch them... it was quite a show at 3AM.

There was supposed to be or possibly another shower from a different comet, started with a W, but we didn't wait until almost dawn to see if it happened. Don't think that's ever happened before. I swear I believe this fits with 12/21, so I've decided to wrap myself in two layers of tin foil.

GoldenRivet · 12-14-12, 10:35 AM

Wednesday i left New Jersey at 5:20am... i drove it straight through and got home at 3:20am, the last few hours of the drive i thought i was hallucinating as suddenly little streaks of light would race across the sky and by the time i looked up to really focus on them they were gone.

i thought i was just really tired. but sure enough i was seeing the shower.

Jimbuna · 12-14-12, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

With strained neck, constantly panning the sky with my eye to the camera, just to catch a brief half second streak, I tried to take a picture for you. Now hold your breath why you wait for me to post them.....

LOL

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Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Nice meteor shower going on. Counted about 30 in 10 minutes, but it peaks 1-3 AM east coast....Some are really big.

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	The Geminids, I forgot to look __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Any pictures? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Wednesday i left New Jersey at 5:20am... i drove it straight through and got home at 3:20am, the last few hours of the drive i thought i was hallucinating as suddenly little streaks of light would race across the sky and by the time i looked up to really focus on them they were gone. i thought i was just really tired. but sure enough i was seeing the shower. __________________

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	The Triffids !

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I went outside to watch at 2am, got an absolutely stunning view of clouds...