Eisegerwind Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Perseid peak tonight, hopefully the clouds will disperse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Cheers for the heads up i always forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 Best of all, says Lintott, it’s easy to revel in the celestial fireworks: just wrap up warm, let your eyes adjust to the dark and look up. “My favourite thing about meteor watching is that the only equipment you really need is a comfortable chair,” he said. That's the sort of participation event that appeals to me now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 A bit of a stretch, however, " I saw two shooting stars last night. ...", Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 Got one,made a wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Saw loads. Conditions were perfect, clear skies and a Saturday night Was at a house party so we just sat in the garden til 3am with beers and a roaring fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Draconid meteor shower tonight and Sunday. Weather might be OK, light cloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottincarlisle Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 24 minutes ago, Eisegerwind said: Draconid meteor shower tonight and Sunday. Weather might be OK, light cloud. Think Sunday night is to be clearer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Cloud cover and moonlight killed that tonight. However some bats and a red sky at dusk compensated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Sky has cleared, got one, yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 Halley's comet debris tomorrow, peak, Sunday midnight -- 3am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty CTA Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 On 8/12/2017 at 6:32 PM, Eisegerwind said: Got one, made a wish. Seriously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, Scotty CTA said: Seriously? Yeah, didn''t work, you've not fckud off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 No shooting stars tonight, but just looking up is amazing on a frosty clear night. Just got to make it to the 22nd of Dec with a bit of a celebration and we can welcome the return of the Sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 22 minutes ago, Eisegerwind said: Just got to make it to the 22nd of Dec with a bit of a celebration and we can welcome the return of the Sun. It's ok you only need to wait another 5 hours or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Donkey's years ago, I used to do meteor watches up at Huddersfield observatory to send the data to some organisation or other that used to collect it (magnitude, direction, angular distance, that sort of stuff). I was always so taken by the beauty of the things that I generally forgot to write down what I'd seen. I used to think to myself that after billions of years roaming around the solar system, it just so happened that I was there to watch its final moments. That's probably why I was never going to end up a scientist, but to this day I'm always made up when I see one. On a slightly separate matter, did anyone see the conjunction of Jupiter & Venus the other morning? It looked spectacular hanging over the Pennine horizon around 6.45am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 7 minutes ago, Huddersfield said: Donkey's years ago, I used to do meteor watches up at Huddersfield observatory to send the data to some organisation or other that used to collect it (magnitude, direction, angular distance, that sort of stuff). I was always so taken by the beauty of the things that I generally forgot to write down what I'd seen. I used to think to myself that after billions of years roaming around the solar system, it just so happened that I was there to watch its final moments. That's probably why I was never going to end up a scientist, but to this day I'm always made up when I see one. On a slightly separate matter, did anyone see the conjunction of Jupiter & Venus the other morning? It looked spectacular hanging over the Pennine horizon around 6.45am. I couldn't get down to the Pennines to see it. Did you also get the crescent moon just above them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 8 minutes ago, Orraloon said: I couldn't get down to the Pennines to see it. Did you also get the crescent moon just above them? No - I think the Moon was following (although my memory ain't what it was) so I just got the pair of them sat nicely together in the dawn light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, Huddersfield said: No - I think the Moon was following (although my memory ain't what it was) so I just got the pair of them sat nicely together in the dawn light. At the start of the week the moon was quite far away (higher in the sky) from them but got closer with a smaller crescent as the week went on. Mars is also in the same area but much fainter than Jupiter and Venus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 21 hours ago, Orraloon said: At the start of the week the moon was quite far away (higher in the sky) from them but got closer with a smaller crescent as the week went on. Mars is also in the same area but much fainter than Jupiter and Venus. I just checked a star chart to see what was happening & the Moon had just passed below of the pair, so at the time I looked, it was just below the horizon. It's a shame that, as I'd have loved to see the three together & would have done about 10 minutes later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 One for the stargazing thread, the supermoon is absolutely beaming out there. Won't be as bright again for 17 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 If the sky is clear, today is a good chance to see the ISS. Look to the SSW about 1650 and it will be visible heading across the sky for about 4 minutes. Then it comes back round again at 1826. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Got a great view of the setting supermoon earlier. Mad how it looks much bigger when it's closer to the horizon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 38 minutes ago, Toepoke said: Got a great view of the setting supermoon earlier. Mad how it looks much bigger when it's closer to the horizon... Good shout last night, I came on and saw your post so reminded me to go and have a look. Atmospheric refraction. As you say if you don't know of the phenomenon it produces some wild sights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I'm sure it's just a big lump of rock but a fascinating discovery all the same... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42329244 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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