Meteor shower tonight...

[quickdodge®]

Tonight's the "main event" night for the Perseid meteor shower. Best time is just after midnight. They say to check out the E/NE sky. Later, QD.

[Nittanys1]

i'll have to check it out

[BUGMAN]

Man I always thought you were worthless. Now you come along and tell me something worth knowing. WTF?

JK man and appreciate the info. I hate to be up that late on a work night but I missed the last 2.

Thanks!

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...erseiddawn.htm

[quickdodge®]

I hate to be up that late on a work night but I missed the last 2.

Same here. I'll just check it out on the way to work, I spose. At 4am. Later, QD.

[DarKStaR]

Sweet, saw a "shooting star" saturday night, part of the same thing?

[quickdodge®]

Sweet, saw a "shooting star" saturday night, part of the same thing?

Yes it was. The Perseids lasts for about a week. Later, QD.

[DarKStaR]

Oh ok, thats cool

[Maniacc]

http://www.space.com/spacewatch/0808...d-meteors.html

I'm going to be with my girlfriend during that time and on a roof so I'll make sure to be looking up after midnight. Thanks for the reminder.

[Friggintitsman]

I have to go to bed before midnight because if I don't my yard gnomes will come to life and kill me.

[BUGMAN]

I have to go to bed before midnight because if I don't my yard gnomes will come to life and kill me.

Why the hel ya think abandon and the rest of us watch from our roofs?

[Friggintitsman]

Why the hel ya think abandon and the rest of us watch from our roofs?

Don't underestimate the yard gnomes sir. They are very crafty.

[Nitro]

I have to go to bed before midnight because if I don't my yard gnomes will come to life and kill me.

repped!!!

[Nittanys1]

^ thats a shame...

[Stormhammer]

this is why I do not like living in metro atlanta

[Evil Goat]

watched for a few mins with my son, let him stay up late, saw 4 i think, being 5 its the first time hes seen them and understand what they are...

reps to qd for passing along the info

[NickHoganFan]

Meteors are Government propaganda

[slostang]

I'm already sitting in my lawn chair outside.

[Alan®]

**** how do I tell which way is NE

[slostang]

**** how do I tell which way is NE

are you near an interstate? and yeah its a little cloudy here too.

[DeeAOne]

too cloudy here. :[

[81911SC]

Just got back in, can't see anything.

[Stormhammer]

I was out tonight with a female chick, and she was talking to me and then noticed I was staring up at the sky and she was like what? I was like shhh watch - and every so often you could see one ( we were @ the G'nett Civic Center ) all you could see were light blue V's through the sky. Still, spectacular. Makes you realize how beautiful the world and the universe is.

[The Youngn]

i was out there earlier for about an hour and saw 4 nice ones. Hurt laying on the brick steps but going to go back out in a bit with a beer and bringing my hammock out with me

[Member31410]

I got off from work at 4 AM and couldn't see anything because of the clouds.

[mushroom_toy]

Anyone know if there are anymore coming up? Sucks that I missed this one, wish I would have caught this thread beforehand.

[slostang]

I satied outside till 1:00 and only saw like 3.

[The Youngn]

^^i read that they said the best time was going to be between 2am and 7am. Especially after the moon set at 1:30

[Sammich]

wish i saw this thread yesterday, i would have tried to catch it last night

[slostang]

well damn. this post said around midnight-ish. so I guess next time I'll do some research.

[Elbow]

We laid out in a field until about 3 lol, saw some good ones.

[Kevykev]

I can't wait to see it....























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[Frög]

Im going in a few hours.. They said it will be best from 11pm till 2am..

I am currently driving a Convertible 3-series.. I hate it, but tonight, it will be clutch!

Going with the lady in a open field away from the city..

[Nittanys1]

did you see the date of this thread? is there another one tonight?

[Nittanys1]

i guess there is one tonight...

April
Lyrids
April 21-22

Frequency: 16-30 per hour
5.4% illumination


The swift and bright Lyrid meteors disintegrate after hitting our atmosphere at a moderate speed of 29.8 miles per second. They often produce luminous trains of dust that can be observed for several seconds.

[uproot]

meteors from 2008 will attack tonight!

[Nittanys1]

LYRIDS
Predicted Maximum: April 22, ~11:00 UT (= Apr. 22, 4:00am PDT; = Apr, 22, 7:00am EDT)
Moon: Waning Crescent (minor interference)
(radiant map from IMO)

WHEN TO WATCH: North American observers should cover the morning of Wednesday, April 22 from midnight until morning twilight.

The Lyrids are another shower with a reputation for variable rates and timing. Usually, they produce 10 to 20 meteors per hour at maximum (under dark skies). This should be a good year to look for them. In the Pacific Northwest, we get to watch Lyrids and then see the Moon occult Venus in the predawn sky.

Lyrids produce fairly fast meteors with a reputation for being faint on average. Sporadic meteor activity is generally low at this time of the year.

[MINI]

ah hell yeah thanks for the info