Astronomy & Space - August 2007

2007-08-12 22:10:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it just the hazy sky where I am (Wisconsin), or is this shower shaping up to be...well, less than a shower? If we were talking weather I don't think I would have needed an umbrella. I was out for about half an hour, 3am to 3:30am Central time, and I don't think I saw ten Perseids. Heck, I think I only saw about 3 Perseids for every random meteor (3 or so of those). I'd heard estimates of 1-2 meteors per minute. Anybody else see a better show than I did?

2007-08-12 21:56:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-12 21:53:53 · 10 answers · asked by narito07 1

Alright, so I was watching the meteor shower all night and I saw a good amount of normal meteors, the ones that just look like shooting stars. Although, there were 3 different times when I saw something that I have never seen before. I KNOW that my mind wasn't playing tricks on me. It looked like a flock of geese flying -almost floating- in the shape of a V like geese usually fly. I followed these floating "geese" a lot farther than the normal meteors, and also, they seemed closer. Does anybody have an explanation for what I saw, besides 1) They were geese, or 2) I'm nuts...?

2007-08-12 21:38:48 · 3 answers · asked by greggretzky7 2

2007-08-12 21:32:20 · 7 answers · asked by katy_bug56 2

faster, slower, same speed, none

2007-08-12 21:22:38 · 9 answers · asked by abi n 1

like lets say south texas?

2007-08-12 20:55:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anna 3

Cause i didnt

2007-08-12 20:13:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

can i becuzz it startes in like an hour and i dont have a ride to a lake

2007-08-12 19:46:02 · 2 answers · asked by BB i 2

im in the southern cali. in LA.
what direction in the sky do i look at?

2007-08-12 19:07:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i went outside for about 15 minutes and didnt see any...?

2007-08-12 19:05:06 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-12 18:48:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I thought you'd see meteors appear to come out equally from all sides of a pt. of origin but I read that they will mostly go down from Perseus' head. Is this true? & why?

2007-08-12 18:43:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-12 18:35:22 · 3 answers · asked by Rane M 1

2007-08-12 18:10:29 · 4 answers · asked by Troasa 7

i'm in california and i know that everybody knows that they're in the north-eastern sky but where!!!! high? low??

okay so what degree is it from the ground.. is it in the sky or on the horizon?

where ?? l

2007-08-12 18:04:13 · 4 answers · asked by Katie 4

i mean it said 9pm-5am.and still i havent seen one

2007-08-12 17:56:47 · 9 answers · asked by ddlbg9 2

I'd really like to see the Perseid meteor shower. I read on yahoo today that it is supposed to be most visible tonight. Let me just say that I don't know anything about this kind of stuff
I have two questions.
First, is there any possible way that I could see it... I live in Philadelphia (a city).
Second, if you think that there is any way for me to see it (even with the city lights), which direction should I look? Or does that even matter?

Thanks in advance :]

2007-08-12 17:50:46 · 8 answers · asked by Allie 4

2007-08-12 17:43:54 · 8 answers · asked by Your friend 1

2007-08-12 17:39:15 · 6 answers · asked by agros71 1

check out this news I recieved ...

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070731_hidden_agn.html

2007-08-12 17:36:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-12 17:34:15 · 9 answers · asked by Wierd Guy o_O;;; 1

2007-08-12 17:28:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-12 17:26:10 · 5 answers · asked by Mercury 2010 7

I spend another all-nighter, tonight standing outside waiting to see a Celestial showing, but to no avail. :-( All I DID see was (maybe?) one "flash" - I bet it was only a distant star giving up it's final show.
Why is this year's Persied Meteorshower such a tell-all in the media? - Why hasn't it garnered as much mention-attention since this year?
I did spot Mars in the distance from this shower, but that planet is too far in it's orbit to even consider mentioning.
When will be the next possible Galaxy-glory-"thing" to show up nearby Earth to garner more media attention? - How often does our "Sister-planet" (Mars) visit this neighborhood?

2007-08-12 17:04:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i saw a light thing go by kind of qucik but my brother swears it had a red light? so how do i know it wasnt a meteor!?

2007-08-12 17:00:39 · 7 answers · asked by cherrysnowcone08 4

2007-08-12 16:56:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-12 16:52:06 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Where can I listen to the NASA space shuttle radio transmissions online?

2007-08-12 16:46:20 · 2 answers · asked by jrrkidd 1

i live in Canisteo new york and it is a rual area but the street lamps don't go out untill 12 and i going to get to see the meteor shower from my back yard

2007-08-12 16:34:15 · 2 answers · asked by SportAreMyLife 1