Perseid Meteor Shower, 2010

gvidas · 08-12-2010, 07:10 PM

It's cloudy and overcast here, just like every time in my rememberable history where I've gotten excited about a weather-dependent event.

I hope it's better wherever you are.

Summary via Space.com:

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The best time to watch for meteors will be from the late-night hours of Wednesday, Aug, 11 on through the predawn hours of Aug. 13 – two full nights and early mornings. Patient skywatchers with good conditions could see up to 60 shooting stars an hour or more.

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On the night of shower maximum, the Perseid radiant is not far from the famous "Double Star Cluster" of Perseus (hence the name, "Perseid"). Low in the northeast during the early evening, it rises higher in the sky until morning twilight ends observing. Shower members appearing close to the radiant have foreshortened tracks; those appearing farther away are often brighter, have longer tracks, and move faster across the sky.

Lamplighter · 08-12-2010, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by gvidas

It's cloudy and overcast here, just like every time in my rememberable history where I've gotten excited about a weather-dependent event.

I hope it's better wherever you are.

Yeah, I can say the same thing... years of looking... de nada
But hopefully this year

classicman · 08-12-2010, 07:45 PM

... not here. unfortunately.

wolf · 08-13-2010, 12:23 AM

Heavy cloud cover yet again.

ZenGum · 08-13-2010, 01:33 AM

Astronomy 0, meteorology 7.

Wait, how can they call it "meteor"-ology when it stops us from seeing the meteors?

Bullitt · 08-13-2010, 01:44 AM

My date cancelled on me. "Let me know next time there's a big meteor shower!"

Yeah I'll get right on that.

Juniper · 08-13-2010, 02:25 AM

I should go out and look.

Tomorrow we're going to a party of the outdoor bonfire variety held by a friend who likes to sing and play guitar. So maybe we'll be able to look up in to the sky then,

ZenGum · 08-13-2010, 05:43 AM

Juni, the Perseids will have passed by then, but you might still see a shooting star or two. Sounds like a lovely evening anyway.

Sundae · 08-13-2010, 07:08 AM

Mum and Dad went out last night. Dad saw one, Mum saw five. Every time she pointed one out he'd already missed it.

monster · 08-13-2010, 08:49 PM

I just saw one!

Lamplighter · 08-13-2010, 09:13 PM

You get to name !

monster · 08-13-2010, 09:14 PM

I name it "Felch You In The Mush, Hinny".

Elspode · 08-13-2010, 09:55 PM

While the Perseids *peak* on the 12th, you will still see a larger number of meteors for a couple of weeks on either side of that peak than you would normally.

Trilby · 08-14-2010, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

I name it "Felch You In The Mush, Hinny".

Good name!

TheMercenary · 08-14-2010, 04:30 PM

Nothing but clouds.

08-12-2010, 07:45 PM	#3
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	... not here. unfortunately. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-13-2010, 12:23 AM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Heavy cloud cover yet again. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-13-2010, 01:33 AM	#5
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Astronomy 0, meteorology 7. Wait, how can they call it "meteor"-ology when it stops us from seeing the meteors? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-13-2010, 01:44 AM	#6
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	My date cancelled on me. "Let me know next time there's a big meteor shower!" Yeah I'll get right on that. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

08-13-2010, 05:43 AM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Juni, the Perseids will have passed by then, but you might still see a shooting star or two. Sounds like a lovely evening anyway. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-13-2010, 02:25 AM	#7
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	I should go out and look. Tomorrow we're going to a party of the outdoor bonfire variety held by a friend who likes to sing and play guitar. So maybe we'll be able to look up in to the sky then,

08-13-2010, 07:08 AM	#9
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Mum and Dad went out last night. Dad saw one, Mum saw five. Every time she pointed one out he'd already missed it.

08-13-2010, 08:49 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I just saw one! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-13-2010, 09:13 PM	#11
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	You get to name !

08-13-2010, 09:14 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I name it "Felch You In The Mush, Hinny". __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-13-2010, 09:55 PM	#13
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	While the Perseids peak on the 12th, you will still see a larger number of meteors for a couple of weeks on either side of that peak than you would normally. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

08-14-2010, 04:30 PM	#15
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Nothing but clouds. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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