miaowwoof   10 #25 Posted December 14, 2010 Anyone seen anything yet?  I will take that as a no then!  On my back garden i can normally see stars clearly! But tonight i cant see ANY!! oh well, ive stayed up long enough! Night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hard2miss   10 #26 Posted December 14, 2010 Sod all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
taylor1986 Â Â 10 #27 Posted December 14, 2010 Nope, I set my alarm to see this but nothing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
netheredge   10 #28 Posted December 14, 2010 That wasn't a shooting star I'm afraid to tell you! It was apart of this meteor shower but it was MUCH bigger and it broke up as it came into the earth's atmosphere, there's a thread on here and also it was on the news as lots of people had seen it. I sadly missed that! I never said it was a shooting star. I was saying  I saw the beginning of the geminid shower (this was Friday) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
martss   10 #29 Posted December 14, 2010 Originally Posted by Zeeney That wasn't a shooting star I'm afraid to tell you! It was apart of this meteor shower but it was MUCH bigger and it broke up as it came into the earth's atmosphere, there's a thread on here and also it was on the news as lots of people had seen it. I sadly missed that!  What was it then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jakester   10 #30 Posted December 14, 2010 Typically an overcast , miserable night. Kept checking but the cloud cover was dense throughout the night. What a disappointment!!  Apparently Mam Tor in Derbyshire is listed as one of the best six sites in the UK to view these phenomenon's. Lack of city glare apparently.  Don't know whether to check tonight or maybe it's all moved on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bumpyroads   10 #31 Posted December 14, 2010 May still be worth a look tonight although the forecast is for more cloud.  The trick to spotting meteors is to get somewhere with a good view of the sky, wrap up warm, lie down and be patient!  Some more background info here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/06dec_geminids/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jzstumpy   10 #32 Posted December 14, 2010 So there's a chance we could see them tonight as well? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hard2miss   10 #33 Posted December 14, 2010 So there's a chance we could see them tonight as well?  More so if the Metro is anything to go by, 100 - 150 per hr they reckon.  Saying that just look at the cloud ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Halibut   12 #34 Posted December 14, 2010 That wasn't a shooting star I'm afraid to tell you! It was apart of this meteor shower but it was MUCH bigger and it broke up as it came into the earth's atmosphere, there's a thread on here and also it was on the news as lots of people had seen it. I sadly missed that!  I never said it was a shooting star. I was saying  I saw the beginning of the geminid shower (this was Friday)  'Shooting star' is quite simply a layman's term for a meteorite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Zeeney   10 #35 Posted December 14, 2010 'Shooting star' is quite simply a layman's term for a meteorite.  I know that's why I used it The newspapers and everywhere else are saying it was a fire ball, not a meteorite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Benella   10 #36 Posted December 14, 2010 Up?   I'm sorry, and yes I know it was a childish answer.  Brill. Creased me up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...