Orionid Meteor Shower

2011 Meteor Showers | StarDate Online

21st of october.

 

Thanks for the heads up Ziggie,hopefully we shall both get to see some this year

 

Been forgetting to check this year:DOH:

 

I hope it is a clear night up here
Might give the camera a go and sit up Falkland hill

Jack McH

 

Big clouds down here, but starting to break up.

Look what i've just got.



Will have a look at The Moons of Nibia,The Antares maelstrom and Perdition's Flames later.

 

BIG WOO IS WATCHING YOU.

 

It`s the EYES.

 

Been out every 20 mins, total cloud cover:DOH:

This is getting to be a regular thing when rocks are falling out of the sky

 

Just been out for a quick walk round our village with Mr Kandy and I saw my first one of the year,but Mr Kandy and the family we met and were walking with missed it apart from the wife who just saw the tail end as it fizzled out.The bit I saw was like a white coal and it had bits of a tail as it fell to earth but no sooner as I had shouted to everyone and they looked up it had burnt out:D

We didn't expect to start seeing them until later on in the evening when it is pitch dark outside but this one was in the twilight around 630ish when the sky is still in it's half light so they are definetley on their way

We live in the East Midlands

 

Jiffy they look contrails of aircraft that have flown over at some point,Meteors are so fast when they come that they streak across the sky and before you have had a chance to alert anyone you might be with of what they are they have usually fizzled out,they are that quick:D

Keep your eyes peeled and if you are lucky enough to see one don't forget to make a wish

 

I'd wish that they dont fall on me, but near enough to find.

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Total cloud again tonight, winds blowing though, so i'll keep checking.