Meteor shower

miss_independent

Hi do you have to have a telescope or binoculars to see this? I looked last night but couldn't see anything except normal stars :-(

mrbadexample

miss_independent wrote: »

Hi do you have to have a telescope or binoculars to see this? I looked last night but couldn't see anything except normal stars :-(

Nope, they're best viewed with the naked eye.

iamana1ias

miss_independent wrote: »

Hi do you have to have a telescope or binoculars to see this? I looked last night but couldn't see anything except normal stars :-(

Were you looking in the right place?

The peak was at around 2am and it was incredible

ElHabib

Hi,

I am still waiting for the clouds to break here in Leicester. Pouring with rain so hopefully the clouds will clear. In the years when I have been lucky enough to see the shooting stars you need to be patient.
Lying back and looking straight up for at least 10 minutes. (No pun intended) As long as you can clearly see stars you will see the trails which are fast and stunning but vary in intensity. You are seeing small grains from the tail of a comet hitting the atmosphere - size really doesn't matter
There will be a chance for the next few days to see more but none better than last night and tonight. If you don't get lucky put the date on the callendar as it is an annual show. I promise it is worth seeing.

http://www.theskyscrapers.org/meteors/

Is a good quide for other meteor showers and how many to expect.

Regards

Habib

wornoutmumoftwo

Is it on again tonight?
We're in west of mid scotland and saw a few last night, not as many as I'd hoped, and were out between 11 and 1am.
Then woke up this morning with a sore neck.

Rainey_LB

wornoutmumoftwo wrote: »

Is it on again tonight?
We're in west of mid scotland and saw a few last night, not as many as I'd hoped, and were out between 11 and 1am.
Then woke up this morning with a sore neck.

It is on again tonight, too cloudy where I am tonight though, can't even see the stars.

buzzyy

what about wales then ?? xx:j

BLT_2

buzzyy wrote: »

what about wales then ?? xx:j

Welshmen will not be interested in the meteor showers. 11pm - 1am is well known as the best time to go 'sheep hunting' - they are groggy between these hours and the locals can sneak up behind and catch them by surprise

ElHabib

Hi

I have seen a few shooting stars tonight (Sat) in the midlands. Very bright fireballs so hopefully will improve over the next hour or so.

Regards

Habib

roy_harper

I went out the night before at twilight with scarf, rug round me legs and picnic chair - got dive-bombed by a bat! Then my cat jumped on my lap - not a dickie bird. Saw Orion's belt and the plough, and had a horrid thought, what if it's all going on behind me. Big son came out to the garden at 2 am and suddenly three all came at once, fast and out of the corner of my eye. I was shrieking and son was shush-ing me because we have new neighbours. Then about half an hour later another two. Then I got very sleepy. What a treat.