Don't miss the Leonid Meteor Shower tonite - Page 2

Oberon · 11-17-09, 06:05 PM

I haven't seen the movie...

Read the book

longam · 11-17-09, 06:09 PM

Wow,glad I missed that one...

Platapus · 11-17-09, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by longam

Wow,glad I missed that one...

Well, actually it was a pretty cheezy movie.

But to a young punk like me, it gave me bad dreams

Oberon · 11-17-09, 06:12 PM

My favourite Meteor:

Although I did wonder if this was next:

FIREWALL · 11-17-09, 07:28 PM

It was fantastic. It paid off liveing on an island.

No background light here. What I wouldn't give to go into space.

Blacklight · 11-17-09, 08:29 PM

I actually saw a big one come down last night from my bedroom window although It was by far not the biggest I ever saw.

There was one that came down once while me, my sister, and my friends were hanging out on our back deck late one summer night back in the early 90's. It must have been pretty big and flying low. It lit up the backyard like daylight and you could even see the smoke trail it left behind. The most amazing thing that makes me assume that it must have been large AND close was the fact that we could HEAR it. It made a sound like "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT" as it zipped past overhead.

antikristuseke · 11-17-09, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Well, actually it was a pretty cheezy movie.

But to a young punk like me, it gave me bad dreams

A friend of mine and I have a hobby of watching cheezy Sci-fi movies, thats one of my favorites.

Torplexed · 11-17-09, 08:57 PM

Meteor. 1979's version of Armageddon or Deep Impact.(and about as bad.)

11-17-09, 09:05 PM

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For those who have not seen the movie, alien plants invade the earth

In the book they are just grown for vegetable oil, no alien invasion.

Platapus · 11-17-09, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by antikristuseke

A friend of mine and I have a hobby of watching cheezy Sci-fi movies, thats one of my favorites.

Might I recommend Cheesyflix http://www.cupandblade.com/store/catalog/index.php.

Don't ask me why it is cupandblade.com when the company is named cheesyflix.

Their movies are cheap and cheesy, just like the way I like my women.... Oh that's cheap and sleazy, my mistake.

Blacklight · 11-18-09, 01:06 AM

According to my reading, the meteor shower isn't supposed to start till about 4AM ET. That's when we're going to move through the first of the two trails of debris. They'll look like they're coming directly from Mars so if you locate Mars in the sky (I use the program, Stellarium to do that. It's an awesome program for amature astronomy and real easy to use), you should have no problem seeing them.

11-17-09, 07:28 PM	#20
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	It was fantastic. It paid off liveing on an island. No background light here. What I wouldn't give to go into space. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

11-17-09, 08:29 PM	#21
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	I actually saw a big one come down last night from my bedroom window although It was by far not the biggest I ever saw. There was one that came down once while me, my sister, and my friends were hanging out on our back deck late one summer night back in the early 90's. It must have been pretty big and flying low. It lit up the backyard like daylight and you could even see the smoke trail it left behind. The most amazing thing that makes me assume that it must have been large AND close was the fact that we could HEAR it. It made a sound like "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT" as it zipped past overhead. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

11-18-09, 01:06 AM	#26
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	According to my reading, the meteor shower isn't supposed to start till about 4AM ET. That's when we're going to move through the first of the two trails of debris. They'll look like they're coming directly from Mars so if you locate Mars in the sky (I use the program, Stellarium to do that. It's an awesome program for amature astronomy and real easy to use), you should have no problem seeing them. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

11-17-09, 06:05 PM	#16
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I haven't seen the movie... Read the book

11-17-09, 06:09 PM	#17
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Wow,glad I missed that one...

11-17-09, 06:12 PM	#19
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	My favourite Meteor: Although I did wonder if this was next:

11-17-09, 08:57 PM	#23
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Meteor. 1979's version of Armageddon or Deep Impact.(and about as bad.)