I'll be out back by the fire with a cold beer in my hand watching the Orionids if anyone needs me.
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Originally posted by Woods Devil View PostI'll be out back by the fire with a cold beer in my hand watching the Orionids if anyone needs me.
http://www.space.com/23219-orionids-...pr=17610706465Tuesday is soylent green day
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Originally posted by Night View Post
Lucky you. I always get cloud cover every time there is one
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the night sky. These ...
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Originally posted by Woods Devil View PostI should have mentioned that on those nights when your viewing is poor but you still want to see the show you can usually go to space.com. The Leonids peak next month.
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Until you wake up in the morning and almost everyone is blind and the plants are trying to eat you
Originally posted by rover View PostSounds like you need a gardener, I know a good one in your area..
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The Taurids should be visable for the next 10 days or so with bright meteors on display
" The Taurids are a particularly large collection of meteoroids, so the Earth takes several weeks to pass through them. They are also made up of unusually large particles, so while they are relatively few in number on a given night, they cause a disproportionate number of very bright meteors, which astronomers call "fireballs."
Because the Taurids last for several weeks, they have been divided into two separate showers because their radiant moves during that time. The "South Taurids" peak on Thursday (Nov. 5), and the "North Taurids" peak a week later on Thursday (Nov. 12)"
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I'll be out back tonight trying to see some of the North Taurids.
The Leonids peak next Tuesday
NameDate of PeakMoonQuadrantidsNight of January 3In view almost all nightLyridsNight of April 22Sets early, so won’t interferePerseidsNight of August 12Thin crescent, rises lateDraconidsNight of October 8Crescent, rises during peakOrionidsNight of October 21Sets before peak hoursLeonidsNight of November 17Not in view during peak hoursGeminidsNights of December 13, 14Not in
I haven't seen a comet with my eyes only since the 1997 Hale Bopp so I hope that Catalina puts on a nice show later this month
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