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...

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.

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.

Oberon · 12-14-12, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

You're in England.

Touché

Kpt. Lehmann · 12-14-12, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Same here.

Ditto.

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

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

STEED · 12-15-12, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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

And what do you plan to do with that?

Here Triffids get your hot free shower to wash away the blood and guts of your last victim you had for lunch.

12-13-12, 11:39 PM	#1
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: 191,468 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: 8,729 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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