Look Out Of Your Window Now! Astronomical events.

[Gramaisc]

You can look now if you like but it will be better just before dawn. The Perseid meteors should be at their peak then, although it's a bit cloudy and the bright moon won't help either.

 

[wmrcomputers]

For anyone who wants to watch it live...

http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/perseids_2011.html

 

[Withnail]

By a strange quirk of fate the cloud has broken a bit, and that bit is about Perseus - just seen a v. good one.

Whilst away i had high hopes, being in a low light pollution kinda place, but cloud was the ever present enemy - was it any better here?

 

[John Marwood]

Now is agoodtime

 

[Gramaisc]

If it clears, then there should be a particularly good pass of the Space Station between six and twelve minute past ten tonight.

 

[Withnail]

Apologies for misnomer;

there should be a particularly good pass of the Space Station

A fine one earlier - was in right place at right time inadvertently - dead ahead, dead bright, went into eclipse.

That might have freaked out a few of our V going brethren one would've thought.

Presumably it's a

'GON OUT
BACKSON
BISY'

scenario?

Apparently not

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdat...United_Kingdom®ion=England&city=Wolverhampton

 

[Withnail]

Get yer tin hats out.

Worth a look skywards if you happen to be out 'n' about - HUGE space debris heading our way. Will be the Mother-Of-All-Meteorites if you're lucky, Monster Megadeath if you're not.

You will no doubt be delighted that a Risk Assessment has been compiled - please read and take appropriate action.

Have a nice day.

 

[Withnail]

Holy Crap!

Either i just saw it, or somebody has managed to get a Chinese Lantern to mimic it's flight path...

If the latter - i wish i had thought of that.

 

[Withnail]

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To the (Never) E((at Shredded Wheat) ast) you will see bright bright star.

This no star, it is wanderer ( planet = wanderer in Gr.)

Above bright bright star you will see two less bright stars forming isosceles triangle with bright bright star - this is Aries, your Constellation.

Look at how it lives beneath, and to the right of the big W of Cassiopeia, and to the left of the big square of Pegasus. Remember this because, just like the Green Cross Man, Jupiter will not always be there to cross the road with you. I know it is a bit crappy consisting, as it always will with this level of light pollution, as just two brightish stars - but know that it is yours and that most constellations look a bit crappy too.

Now you can say - THERE'S ARIES!

 

[Neon Jay]

It's dark.

Seconded.

 

[Withnail]

It's dark.

Seconded.

Ug!

 

[Withnail]

It's dark.

Seconded.

No it isn't.

For onceish in quite a while it is

Quite
Light

Jupiter Rages (Rages) Against The Dying Of The Light.

Point One

 

[Neon Jay]

No it isn't

I jest, although I see what you mean about Jupiter, it's been ridiculously bright these last few days!

Didn't fancy waiting up till near 6am when the ISS went over again, mind. It seems most of them for the foreseeable future (at least on havens above) they're only going to be early morning ones. Although I did see a stupidly bright Iridium flash a few nights ago.

 

[Gadget]

and to the right of the big W of Cassiopeia

If she is still awake at this time of night i'll not be pleased lol

Sorry couldn't resist but that is our youngests spawn's name and we are having problems with her at night just lately.
G x

 

[Gramaisc]

Nice moon tonight.

 

[age'd parent]

Nice moon tonight.

I can still see it now!

 

[John Marwood]

Nuthatch is back

 

[Withnail]

Wyred, db, adawson and Toble (amongst other Taureans, who will not be mentioned for reasons of space) may be interested to note that Aldebaran, aka Alpha Tauri (ie the brightest star in Taurus) is just to the right of the moon at the moment.

The brightest star directly to the left of the moon is commonly thought of as one of the Bull's horns. Those less common know that that particular star used to be part of Auriga until being reassigned to Taurus. Up and to the right of Aldebaran is a star cluster known as the Pleiades, aka The Seven Sisters, which is the proper horn tip of the Bull.

Here endeth the lesson.

 

[Gramaisc]

If it stays this clear, then there will be a decent view of the ISS between twenty to and a quarter to eight tonight.

 

[Withnail]

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