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Shooting Stars tonight (Friday 13th august) Thread!

  • 13-08-2010 11:09PM
    #1
    RobitTV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,517 ✭✭✭


    Hi What time does the Meteor shower starts over ireland? because here in the South-east its clear tonight so i hopeing to see something! and if anyone sees any please report here! :)


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  • #2
    Lando Griffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭Lando Griffin


    Im in the NW, Ill poke me head out the window after I make a cuppa.


  • #3
    El Siglo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,803 ✭✭✭El Siglo


    RobitTV wrote: »
    Hi What time does the Meteor shower starts over ireland? because here in the South-east its clear tonight so i hopeing to see something! and if anyone sees any please report here! :)

    Last time those meteors came, we thought the sky was on fire. Naturally, we blamed the Irish. We hanged more than a few.


  • #4
    Cat Melodeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭Cat Melodeon


    Feck that, have none of ye read Day of the Triffids? It is Friday the 13th after all...


  • #5
    bellapip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 192 ✭✭bellapip


    Dublin Meath border not a sign of them not last night and not a thing so far tonight,. Do you think Mr Cowen 'eeeehhh lesh alll looksh upsh at the skysh and be stronghs' will give me compensation for the whiplash>>>>?

    Bella,.


  • #6
    raveni
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 433 ✭✭raveni


    RobitTV wrote: »
    Hi What time does the Meteor shower starts over ireland? because here in the South-east its clear tonight so i hopeing to see something! and if anyone sees any please report here! :)

    I heard the peak will be from 11.30pm to 2.00am...so should be starting up around now? Its cloudy where I am:(


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  • #7
    SadieSue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭SadieSue


    Cat Melodeon wrote: »
    Feck that, have none of ye read Day of the Triffids? It is Friday the 13th after all...

    I remember watching that movie as a kid.. scared me silly it did!:(


  • #8
    SadieSue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭SadieSue


    RobitTV wrote: »
    Hi What time does the Meteor shower starts over ireland? because here in the South-east its clear tonight so i hopeing to see something! and if anyone sees any please report here! :)

    Not sure when it starts here but I will have a look out for the shower!


  • #9
    strokemyclover
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭strokemyclover


    Wasn't this the last two nights, no?

    Also, I thought this thread was related to Vic and Bob at 00:20! :(


  • #10
    Lando Griffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭Lando Griffin


    Too cloudy here too\.


  • #11
    OutlawPete
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,689 ✭✭✭✭OutlawPete


    :mad:

    TV Forum is that way --->

    Oh wait ..


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  • #12
    RobitTV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,517 ✭✭✭RobitTV


    Peak times 11:30pm - 2:30am abit shorter then other nights but hopefully we might see some tonight!


  • #13
    Terry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,073 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    Feckin' clouds.


  • #14
    RobitTV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,517 ✭✭✭RobitTV


    Where i am its clear but im afraid the clouds might be making a return! grr Stupid F****** Clouds! they better not ruin this!


  • #15
    RobitTV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,517 ✭✭✭RobitTV


    Theres basically a Layer of thick cloud in most areas in the country thats blocking most of the view In other areas the cloud is stronger!


  • #16
    ya-ba-da-ba-doo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 884 ✭✭✭ya-ba-da-ba-doo


    COOOOOL.. just saw 5 of them in the space of 3 or 4 minutes!


  • #17
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Pffft!

    I thought this thread was about assassinating Bono and his buddies. :mad:


  • #18
    gurramok
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,992 ✭✭✭✭gurramok


    Am i blind is that the northside of Dublin clear and the southside all cloudy? :)


  • #19
    RobitTV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,517 ✭✭✭RobitTV


    ya-ba-da-ba-doo wrote: »
    COOOOOL.. just saw 5 of them in the space of 3 or 4 minutes!

    lucky havent seen any yet :(


  • #20
    RobitTV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,517 ✭✭✭RobitTV


    gurramok wrote: »
    Am i blind is that the northside of Dublin clear and the southside all cloudy? :)

    Well no its pretty clear down here just had a proper look out the window and its more clearer then i expected! is it clear up in northside dublin? :)


  • #21
    Scuba Ste
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,603 ✭✭✭Scuba Ste


    Yeah its clear enough on the north side, I can see stars just no shooting ones.


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  • #22
    gurramok
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,992 ✭✭✭✭gurramok


    Well, i just look out the door at southside direction and its all high clouds!


  • #23
    up for anything
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,791 ✭✭✭up for anything


    It's clear enough over Kilkenny and to the North/North East but which area of the clearness should I concentrate on? I'm getting dizzy trying to scan 360 degrees.


  • #24
    dylano_k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 809 ✭✭✭dylano_k


    Just saw big fire ball going across the sky. Thought at 1st was a plane til it passed closer to my direction and then it went out. Hueston Station area you can see a good bit of space.


    BBC2 anyone??


  • #25
    Flukey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,006 ✭✭✭✭Flukey


    Up for anything wrote:
    It's clear enough over Kilkenny and to the North/North East but which area of the clearness should I concentrate on? I'm getting dizzy trying to scan 360 degrees.
    Towards the Northeast is best, but as they fly across the sky, it is a good idea to scan around. If you can, get a chair or even a sun lounger and lie down and look up. You'll see more and save your neck strain. :) Check the "Astronomy and Space" forum, under Science. There is lots about the meteor shower there. We are past the peak now, but there'll still be some to see over the coming nights. A meteor shower is never a one night show. People have been seeing them over the past few nights, myself included.


  • #26
    RobitTV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,517 ✭✭✭RobitTV


    dylano_k wrote: »
    Just saw big fire ball going across the sky. Thought at 1st was a plane til it passed closer to my direction and then it went out. Hueston Station area you can see a good bit of space.


    BBC2 anyone??

    Hmmm thats intresting lol good job for spotting that :)


  • #27
    Stinicker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,098 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    Saw one last Saturday night and was with a New Yorker who saw the first falling star in her entire life. I always remember my gran when I see one as she used to say they were a soul going straight to heaven and I like to think she is looking down on me now that shes up there.


  • #28
    gurramok
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,992 ✭✭✭✭gurramok


    dylano_k wrote: »
    Just saw big fire ball going across the sky. Thought at 1st was a plane til it passed closer to my direction and then it went out. Hueston Station area you can see a good bit of space.


    BBC2 anyone??

    I looked west, nothing! That cloud i reported earlier has suddenly broken up, a good thing :)


  • #29
    RobitTV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,517 ✭✭✭RobitTV


    i havent seen any fallings stars yet!! grr hope i see something soon


  • #30
    RobitTV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,517 ✭✭✭RobitTV


    It might be starting to cloud up where i am hmmm...


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  • #31
    Flukey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,006 ✭✭✭✭Flukey


    There is a very thin misty haze here, not thick enough to block out the stars though. It is ensuring it is not one of those crystal clear nights and together with the light pollution around here, it adds an extra difficulty. I saw a couple, so that is something but disappointing. I saw more a couple of nights ago. The weather may hold up over the weekend, so keep looking over the next couple of nights.


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