2007-08-15 09:35:04 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
I saw 8 in about 10 minutes time from my backyard in Southern California. This was about 3:30am on Monday morning. I'm sure it would have been a nice show from a dark location. Something that people should remember about meteor showers: it has to be REALLY dark and for the Perseids at least it's better the later it is. I remember camping for them one year and we counted over 200 between 4 and 5am.
2007-08-15 10:16:53 · answer #1 · answered by pegminer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES!!! How amazing was that? We pitched the tent in the back garden and I didn't expect to see anything because of the cloud and the streetlights here in the city. However, the cloud shifted and from between 1.30 and 2.30am I saw loads of small ones and 5 really vivid ones. The first one I saw was like a massive ball of fire shooting across the sky - it was orange too, and I have NEVER seen an orange shooting star.
I made loads of wishes that night :-)
2007-08-15 09:42:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
besides to the region, there's a mutually as! the acceptable is on the evening/moring of 12/thirteenth August, assume to artwork out around 80 meteors in keeping with hour if skies are sparkling and dark sufficient. stable fulfillment!..get a digicam waiting.
2016-10-15 11:13:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why does the phone always ring when you're in a meteor shower?
2007-08-15 09:41:08 · answer #4 · answered by Geico Caveman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I checked early and the sky was clear but no meteors, so looked out again later, and there was nothing but cloud and rain. Grrr.
In a prevous year, it was stunning. Only a not-very-big square clear in the clouds, but constant activity within that square. I was fascinated.
2007-08-16 09:18:16 · answer #5 · answered by bluebell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes me and hubby were sitting in the garden with a bottle of wine , south coast of uk , till 3 am and we saw some lovely meteors. not as many as we would have liked to see but it was very good. and i bet we were getting louder by the glass too lol
2007-08-17 10:36:09 · answer #6 · answered by kati 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, very disappointed, I live 1 mile from the North east coast on a bright clear night, plenty of stars, but not even a firefly.
2007-08-15 09:49:15 · answer #7 · answered by firebobby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just saw a few on Sunday
Couldn't manage to stay awake long enough for when the most were meant to come (2:00 AM british time) though :-(
2007-08-15 09:45:49 · answer #8 · answered by pardon_my_klatchian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i tried and waid for hours and saw nothing. However my son said he saw three shootting stars at his uncles house. Guess it depends on where you were at the time. I asked a similar question a few days ago and it seemd that the weather a major affect on viewing. Too cloudy
2007-08-15 09:42:35 · answer #9 · answered by pixieq4tay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I saw some streaks in the sky on the Sunday night.
2007-08-15 09:41:00 · answer #10 · answered by annemeiko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋