Lights in the sky tonight.

Super-Rush

Just in case you're interested, this is happening tonight. Lots of cloud cover down here right now so i can't see anything.

Kimono-Girl

oooo pretty! :cool:

easyeason3

But I'll be in my jammies & asleep when it happens

RoyalMarine

Was hoping it was the Luftwaffe on the way to take over with the bail out

shell10

is that just seen in america??

super_furry

It's a Chinese Lantern! Honest.

jimthemental

Damn clouds!

Son Of A Vidic

First night in ages it's swamped with cloud cover, typical!

orourkeda

Deadly. All stars and lights and sh1t

What time is this due over Ireland?

KeithM89_old

Any vids of it?? Im too lazy to look out my window...:)

Is it happening now?

Axe Rake

It's just swamp gas from a weather balloon that was trapped in a thermal pocket and which then reflected the light from Venus.

Saibh

http://meteorshowersonline.com/geminids.html

An observer in the Northern Hemisphere can start seeing Geminid meteors as early as December 6, when one meteor every hour or so could be visible. During the next week, rates increase until a peak of 50-80 meteors per hour is attained on the night of December 13/14. The last Geminids are seen on December 18, when an observer might see a rate of one every hour or so.

Should see peak of it tonight from midnight onwards.

scotchy

super_furry wrote: »

It's a Chinese Lantern! Honest.

I've had one of these in the car for the last few weeks.

Tonight might be a good time for a launch. Keep an eye out for it over Blackrock about 11.30.:)

Yakult

Saw a few here last night (kerry) Was class.

Will keep an eye out tonight, thats if the clouds clear!

Heisenberg.

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chelseavera

Lovely clear sky here in North Mayo .... where are these lights then? What direction should I be looking? (and dont say up!)

HornyDevil

Scien wrote: »

Really lighting up over Dublin south now. Took this on my Canon E5 about 30 mins ago.

Really lighting up here as well. Took this.jpg on my 'brownie' about 30 mins ago.

Super-Rush

chelseavera wrote: »

Lovely clear sky here in North Mayo .... where are these lights then? What direction should I be looking? (and dont say up!)

East.

Daisy Steiner

I've seen a good few this evening while driving. Going to head back out around half twelve for some wishin'!


It's well worth throwing on a jacket and heading out. Last year was class, hopefully this year will be as good or better.

Pete M.

I saw about six in the past hour, one decent one and five crappy ones.

Have a bleedin pain in my neck now too, trampoline was frozen.

There's only one night of shooting stars that I want to see and that involves the X Factor finals and a psycho with an ak-47...

GizAGoOfYerGee

Can't see sh!t because of clouds. This is the worst Christmas ever.

Spunge

Fúcking clouds.

argosy2006

Spunge wrote: »

Fúcking clouds.

how you manage that

bennyx_o

Pete M. wrote: »

There's only one night of shooting stars that I want to see and that involves the X Factor finals and a psycho with an ak-47...

Since when is there stars on X-Factor?

Pete M.

Ok, so 'stars' should have been in inverted commas, sheesh.....:cool:

Sticky_Fingers

While I didn't actually see it there was a massive one over Belfast at around 2am, was out the back having a smoke and the whole garden was lit up for a second by a bright, white/bluish light. By the time I looked around it was gone:(. Still pretty spectacular

starbelgrade

I saw a shooting star this morning!