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TreeFrog
12-13-2007, 10:32 PM
is on right now. Tonight after 10PM in North America. I've already seen 5 in about 5 minutes of watching. See for directions on how to find the "radiant point" that appears to be the origin:


www.skyandtelescope.com
jdarg
12-13-2007, 10:44 PM
We have been seeing them about every night this week - seems like every tim ewe glance up, something is streaking across the sky!
sowalgayboi
12-13-2007, 10:53 PM
Near as I can figure based on the website and my old boyscout handbook (lord that thing comes in handy, mom's read your son's it's fun). At anyrate, you would want to stand facing approximately east and look almost straight up. Orion should be at about 1:30-1:45, directly to the left should be the spot for the most meteors.
jdarg
12-13-2007, 10:55 PM
We just walk outside in the driveway when it's dark, look up, and somebody usually sees something.:lol:
Miss Kitty
12-13-2007, 10:57 PM
We just walk outside in the driveway when it's dark, look up, and somebody usually sees something.:lol:

:floor: So scientific!!! I think it is still too cloudy here. Hey dd...go outside and tell me if you see anything! :biggrin:
DD
12-13-2007, 10:57 PM
We have been seeing them about every night this week - seems like every tim ewe glance up, something is streaking across the sky!

Who is tim ewe? :idontno: And why is he streaking?:idontno:
Miss Kitty
12-13-2007, 10:58 PM
Who is tim ewe? :idontno: And why is he streaking?:idontno:

:lolabove:
jdarg
12-13-2007, 10:58 PM
Who is tim ewe? :idontno: And why is he streaking?:idontno:

Typo! Space bar issues. My eyes are so freakin' dry I can barely focus. Might be time to hang it up for the night. :(
DD
12-13-2007, 10:59 PM
:floor: So scientific!!! I think it is still too cloudy here. Hey dd...go outside and tell me if you see anything! :biggrin:

10-4 Kitty. I'll get back to ya!
Miss Kitty
12-13-2007, 10:59 PM
Typo! Space bar issues. My eyes are so freakin' dry I can barely focus. Might be time to hang it up for the night. :(

NO! Don't leave now! :(
DD
12-13-2007, 11:01 PM
NO! Don't leave now! :(

Please don't!!
kurt
12-13-2007, 11:02 PM
I saw a shooting star today and his name ends in boi.
TreeFrog
12-13-2007, 11:38 PM
I hate to interrupt up all the fun Miss Kitty, jdarg, SWGB, and DD are having...

But after about an hour of watching, we've now seen about 25 or 30. SWGB has the center identified correctly. It's supposed to peak at about 2AM.

These are all coming from the same area, unlike the usual nightly random shooting stars.
barefootguy
12-14-2007, 12:00 AM
I just ran outside, stood in the driveway looking up and saw a bunch. I would have just laid down in the driveway for a while and enjoyed the show, but I'm afraid all the neighborhood snakes, spiders and scorpions would come for a visit.
sowalgayboi
12-14-2007, 12:09 AM
I saw a shooting star today and his name ends in boi.

:scratch: ;-)