Tonight.

[Caris]

Look in the sky.

http://news.uk.msn.com/shooting_stars.aspx

Should be awsome.

[Hero-of-Time]

If I dont see Bruce Willis planting a nuke on at least 1 of them I aint gonna be happy!

[Konfucius]

Stared a whole hour up into the night sky and was rewarded with the sight of 6 shooting stars.
Although they're gone as quickly as they appear it was still awesome.

[conzer16]

North East sky isn't it? Perseids or summat?

[UK]

Look in the sky.

http://news.uk.msn.com/shooting_stars.aspx

Should be awsome.

Thanks, dude, should be great.

[Caris]

North East sky isn't it? Perseids or summat?

Yeah, i live in Newcastle and can see the sea from my bedroom so i'm quite excited :D

[conzer16]

I live near the sea also, so hopefully it will be a clear night. Cloud cover is a bollocks when trying to look at these type of things.

[gaggle64]

No hope here: just solid grey across the whole horizon.

[Happenstance]

It was a shame as I only heard about it this morning and last night was supposed to be a much clearer night.

[Eddage]

Nothing but clear skies were I am, hopefully that'll remain the same throughout the night then!

[Maikeru]

Ah brilliant. Just sorted out a thing with a few mates, late night field sitting. Better work out were the northeast is from that location..

[Pancake]

But it doesn't get dark until really late.

[Jimbob]

I shall be keeping my eyes peeled tonight, should be a clear night as well unlike last night.

[Letty]

Too many clouds to see that probably :(

[mariosmentor]

Clouds around here seem to come and go, for awhile it was really gray but now it's quite clear.

Not even too sure if you can see this clearly up in Scotland.

[Blackfox]

...cloudy... bollocks..

[Slaggis]

There's not one cloud in the sky where I am (north east). Yay

What sort of time will it start?

[ReZourceman]

What time?

I so bet I wont be able to see anything.

[harribo]

Clear skies here hope I remember to check.

[Caris]

There's not one cloud in the sky where I am (north east). Yay

What sort of time will it start?

Where about in the North East do you live?

I haven't seen any yet :(

[Slaggis]

Where about in the North East do you live?

I haven't seen any yet :(

Near York, just off the North York Moors

[Caris]

Oh cool. 101010

[Mikey]

Not completely dark here yet. Some clouds in the sky, nothing too major. I won't see anything at this rate though.

[Charlie]

Heh, it's always cloudy whenever something like this happens.

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[Caris]

Ahh, everytime i turn my head it's even darker. Freaky.

SHIT! I can see one, its massive. My mams here with me. im kinda worries its really big. i took a photo ill uplaod it in a min

Edit: It was a plane, argh i feel like a idiot. In my defense even my mam thought it was one.

[Slaggis]

It's going to "peak" at 3am apparently.

Ahh, everytime i turn my head it's even darker. Freaky.

SHIT! I can see one, its massive. My mams here with me. im kinda worries its really big. i took a photo ill uplaod it in a min

Edit: It was a plane, argh i feel like a idiot. In my defense even my mam thought it was one.

lol, ahwell.

I keep checking out my windows every few mins, though I don't think we'll see them till later.

[ReZourceman]

LOL! Pwned by a Boeing.

[Strider]

I read it's meant to kick off at 11pm, so 1 1/2 hours yet.

And the north-eastly sky is blocked outside my window by a big fat tree.

[Coolness Bears]

Clear sky at night shepards delight.

I have completely Clear skies where i am. I'll be on the watch all evening. :D

[ViPeR]

I'm confused, do you have to live in the north east or look to the north east...

[Strider]

I'm confused, do you have to live in the north east or look to the north east...

Only look i think.

I wish i was still camping it would be great to see them with no evil light pollution.

I was actually amazed the other night while returning to the tent. It was pitch black for around a few mile away and the amount of stars you could see cystal clear, even the really far off ones really got to me of how small we are.

[Chuck]

I think you saw a plane m8.

I head on the radio the other day it was meant to be between 10-2 with 100 an hour.

havent seen anything yet (part from planes)

Jesus, theres a bright light!, im goin outside. Maybe just a star, but there are multicoloured ones, maybe airplanes

[Slaggis]

To clear up confusion, you don't need to live, or even look in a north east direction to see them. Its only mentioned as more prominate in the north east because thats where the constillation its named after is.

You can look anywhere thats clear and you should see something.

[ReZourceman]

Hmmm. Interesting stuff out there.

Is a star that seems to twinkle red a planer or a star? When I look through the binoccies it just looks like its got a red light on it. (Not an aircraft though as not moving)

No shooting star meteorites thingys though...booo.

[fatnickc]

I'll be looking out for them. Even if they're visible everywhere, I need all the extra visibility I can get to combat London's light. Good job my window points NW.

[Caris]

I can't even see normal stars outside, does it mean it's not dark enough or something?

[Slaggis]

I can't even see normal stars outside, does it mean it's not dark enough or something?

Yeah, they're (stars) are only just starting to appear.

[Strider]

I can't even see normal stars outside, does it mean it's not dark enough or something?

I can't see any stars either, even though it is clear. Only ones i can see are 2 big glowy ones to the south.

Not dark enough, as well as a lamp post being close to the house doesnt help particually.

[ReZourceman]

I can see quite a few....Is it cos I is South?

[ViPeR]

To clear up confusion, you don't need to live, or even look in a north east direction to see them. Its only mentioned as more prominate in the north east because thats where the constillation its named after is.

You can look anywhere thats clear and you should see something.

Ok awesome, will look again soon. Was still cloudy and light when I looked an hour ago.

[Slaggis]

Ok awesome, will look again soon. Was still cloudy and light when I looked an hour ago.

I'd wait till closer to midnight, its going to be best at 3am so the closer to that time, the more chance you'll have of seeing something.

[ViPeR]

I'd wait till closer to midnight, its going to be best at 3am so the closer to that time, the more chance you'll have of seeing something.

Rightio, clouds might be gone by then. Or it'll get worse and rain :heh:

[Slaggis]

Rightio, clouds might be gone by then. Or it'll get worse and rain :heh:

lol, that would kind of, to put it mildly, suck.

[harribo]

Clear sky at night shepards delight.



Is it not red sky at night?

[Slaggis]

Is it not red sky at night?

Yeah, "red sky at night shepards delight, red sky in the morning, shepards warning" I think.

[Coolness Bears]

Is it not red sky at night?

Oh Yeah it is.

*trys to cover his mistake*

err...I adapted it. :heh:

[fatnickc]

Well I definitely just saw one that wasn't an aeroplane (which isn't too hard to distinguish as if they're over here they're recently taken off or soon to land, so are low and with two spaced lights) but want to see more!

[Caris]

My mum just seen one, she was going look! look! but i couldn't find my glasses in time...

[fatnickc]

Just saw a really bright and fast one.

[Slaggis]

I can't see any at the moment.

[Coolness Bears]

I can't see any at the moment.

Same here. :(

[KKOB]

not long saw one, was alright, just cant help thinking, yeah this is a chunk of rock burning. damn my scientific mind!

[Slaggis]

not long saw one, was alright, just cant help thinking, yeah this is a chunk of rock burning. damn my scientific mind!

well yeah, but it's a chunk of rock from the outreages of space, its pretty amazing when you think about it.

There is a another one in september, thats meant to have some buts making it through and fall to earth, its going to be vital for an early warning system for earth apparently.

[Sparko]

Well it's totally overcast here, typical.

[mariosmentor]

Well I just took the dog a walk and it's started thrashing down. Whoopee.

The sky is completely clear in the North West, North East you can't see a damn thing.

[Coolness Bears]

I still haven't seen one yet but i have moved to higher grounds (my bedroom) there is a better and clearer view from up here maybe i'll have some more luck. :)

Plenty of planes though.

[KKOB]

well yeah, but it's a chunk of rock from the outreages of space, its pretty amazing when you think about it.

There is a another one in september, thats meant to have some buts making it through and fall to earth, its going to be vital for an early warning system for earth apparently.

it's still just a streak across the sky, i think i'm just too tired tonight.

Just gone cloudy ish over me in birmingham :(

[Slaggis]

I still haven't seen one yet but i have moved to higher grounds (my bedroom) there is a better and clearer view from up here maybe i'll have some more luck. :)

Plenty of planes though.

Same with the planes. My bedrooms on my top floor with a velux window thing so its a good view, but still nothing.

[Caris]

its going to be vital for an early warning system for earth apparently.

eh?

Anyways i've seen 2 tonight, pretty awsome.

[ShadowV7]

Oh lovely a stupid clouded sky.I really wanted to see this aswell :(

[Slaggis]

eh?

Anyways i've seen 2 tonight, pretty awsome.

Yeh, there was a few news things on it. It said they were going to be checking the rocks to see how old they are, how long its taken them to get here. Then from the big rocks they know off in space they'll know how long, i.e when they might either pass the earth, or destroy us.

[Coolness Bears]

Same with the planes. My bedrooms on my top floor with a velux window thing so its a good view, but still nothing.

Yeah i have two fairly big what are like velux windows. (in the way they open) and I'm sat on a chair looking out but only planes, i have seen and heard more tonight than ever before!!!

[Caris]

What the ones in September might destroy us :|

[Twozzok]

Well, I saw a couple. Was pretty cool, whats more amazing is that the sky is clearer then I've ever seen it at night.

I can actually see whats we call the milky way. Which is amazing seeing as I'm like a minute away from Stansted Airport.

[Slaggis]

I saw one! Woo!

In the corner of my eye, a shooting star kind off thing.

What the ones in September might destroy us :|

lol, no but some are large enough to allow some bits to fall to earth, which is why its so important, its only the second time its ever happened.

[Caris]

ah right, so were talking years to come. I'm fine with that.

[harribo]

I've seen none and now I'm off to bed and not in a happy mood.

[Slaggis]

ah right, so were talking years to come. I'm fine with that.

Well, we might be. A huge one could hit us in a couple of years time, at the moment we just don't know. Oh and your whole attitude towards it rocks. As long as its not when I'm here, I'm fine with it lol

[Coolness Bears]

I'm not going to bed until i see one! (and get tired)

[Caris]

Well, we might be. A huge one could hit us in a couple of years time, at the moment we just don't know. Oh and your whole attitude towards it rocks. As long as its not when I'm here, I'm fine with it lol

I know theres one coming in about 40 years, i read it last year. So if there was one closer i'm sure we would have seen it.

Anyways, i've seen about 6 tonight. Saw a lush one before, must have lasted for well over a second.

[Slaggis]

I know theres one coming in about 40 years, i read it last year. So if there was one closer i'm sure we would have seen it.

Anyways, i've seen about 6 tonight. Saw a lush one before, must have lasted for well over a second.

"The idea that comets and asteroids might threaten our planet was not widely accepted until the 1980s. Then astronomers began to worry. Comet Apophis is big, about the same size as the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs 65 million years ago, Might strike earth in 2036.

A major one (i.e species wiped out major) hits the earth every 100 million years or so, and we are long overdue one.

[mariosmentor]

Ah we'll probably nuke it at some point.

Hopefully they'll kill Ben Affleck this time round.

[conzer16]

Sitting here in the gaff with a few of the lads having a few beers! Stood outside watching for about 40 odd mins and we saw about 15-20. Some were bigger and brighter than others but it's fucking deadly aither way!


Oh and ReZ the red star you can see is actually the planet of Mars :)

[Coolness Bears]

I can see Mars. :D

i saw something white quickly pass through the sky but i'd briefly lost concentration, I saw it out of the corner of my eye though. I've seen one now thats good enough for me. :D

[Chuck]

I went out at 1:45 and saw some that lasted miliseconds and one that lasted about 3 or 4 seconds that shot right accross the sky. It looks like a rocket or something. If Russia wants to launch a nuke, now is the time to do it

[Ant-Shimmin]

Asteriods scare the shit out of me...

[Shorty]

Damn I totally forgot about this xD I have a short term memory like a seive. And I'll have you know seives have particularly poor short term memories.

[Maikeru]

Saw about 3-5 last night, got a bit too cold so me and my mates went in. We all got to see one though.

[hobbzinio]

I didnt see shit

[Mikey]

I didn't either, but I got to see the last lunar eclipse. Basically I looked up at the moon which was all red, looked at all of the stars, made sure I couldn't see any houses or anything, and it felt like I was in space. Was amazing.