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3 weeks ago
I saw the Leonids shower in 1999. The sky was completely filled with them. It was really an amazing sight despite it being 2 AM and freezing cold outside.
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How to see a meteor shower
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 "it was intense to see streaks of multicoloured light seeming to fall from the sky.."
How I did it: me and my boyfriend during summer of 1998 decided to watch the Perseid meteor shower, so we drove out of the city we lived in in Maryland to the countryside, found an old country lane (it was very dark). Lessons & tips: know the dates and times of the meteor showers and also what the moon phase will be during the time of it, a full moon would be very likely to hinder a shower's viewing. Resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseids
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How I did it: friends and i wenT to a lake out where there isn't much light pollution and stayed up. we had heard that there was going to be one on the news or something and there totally was!! it was SO AMAZING!!! i've seen plenty of shooting stars but some of these were like 10x more incredible! they were different colors and the first one i actually thought was some kind of firework! definitely worth the wait and the sleep loss! Read how I did it…
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3 weeks ago
I wanna see a meteor shower before I die. Not only do I wanna see it at a place where there is no light but I wanna see this with that special person :]. I just hope I’m not too late to see one D;.
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The Leonids
2 months ago
will occur in November, most likely from the 10th through 21st, with a peak (predicted) on November 17 of as many as 100 meteors per hour.
For more information, see:
sue820 Be the change you wish to see in the world.
Next try will be the Draconids 10/7 and 8. If anyone else is interested in pursuing this, a schedule of meteor showers can be found at http://www.earthsky.org/tonightpost/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide.
Amazing
3 months ago
The last two nights I’ve been watching the Perseid Meteor Shower, and it’s been a wonderful experience. Last night, Eric and I threw some blankets and pillows on the deck and laid back to watch for an hour or so. In that time we saw at least 20 meteors and of those 10 or more were huge, streaking from one end of the sky to the other. It sounds crazy, but I swear one landed in our yard. Eric and I both saw a little ember of light streak in front of our faces. It looked just like a spark jumping from a campfire.
Watching these meteors was truly awe-inspiring. I somehow felt tiny and insignificant yet also at one with nature and the universe and part of the bigger picture. Very cool.
OK, that didn't work out.
3 months ago
I was REALLY sleepy from being up most of the night before, so we thought we’d just try one of the parks further out in the suburbs rather than driving out into the country. Still way too much light pollution! It was a little cloudy anyway. But we did see the moon come up all orange, so that was nice :)
We're going to try it tonight!!
3 months ago
Around midnight we’ll drive out to a park way out in the country and see what we can see :) The moon will be up but it’s not a full moon, so maybe we’ll get lucky!
This week
3 months ago
I believe on Wednesday or Thursday of this week I’m going to pack some food and a blanket and drive out to the middle of no where and check out the meteor shower. I’m really excited!
Website
3 months ago
I think this is a pretty good website:
http://meteorshowersonline.com/calendar.html
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The Perseids
4 months ago
Some information to plan your viewing:
http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors/
http://www.earthsky.org/article/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide
http://www.chiff.com/science/perseids.htm
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/36787804.html
http://iya2009.com/perseid-meteor-shower-peaks-on-tuesday.htmlEnjoy! grin
