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Title: Meteor Shower Tonight!
Post by: Tupac on August 12, 2010, 09:54:48 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100812/sc_space/spectacularmeteorshowerandrareplanetalignmentcoincide

I enjoy watching meteor showers, just thought some of you other guys might too.
Title: Re: Meteor Shower Tonight!
Post by: mechanic on August 12, 2010, 10:04:01 PM
Been up all night here, it's now 04:00 and dawn has swamped everything but venus. Was out between midnight and 03:00 and saw some great ones. the light polution round here is bad even 5 miles out into the fields. Still pretty awesome.
Title: Re: Meteor Shower Tonight!
Post by: Pigslilspaz on August 12, 2010, 10:48:20 PM
read it was yearly so ill do it next year. live in the middle of the city right now, too much light pollution
Title: Re: Meteor Shower Tonight!
Post by: AAJagerX on August 13, 2010, 02:34:43 AM
Peak time isn't even here yet!  Best time here is supposed to be 4 AM and the ISS is gonna be passing by soon as well.   :rock 
Title: Re: Meteor Shower Tonight!
Post by: Meatwad on August 13, 2010, 06:46:20 AM
Id love to watch it, but only getting 4 hours a sleep before work makes fora long tired day
Title: Re: Meteor Shower Tonight!
Post by: flight17 on August 13, 2010, 02:48:49 PM
i thought peak was tonight
Title: Re: Meteor Shower Tonight!
Post by: AAJagerX on August 13, 2010, 03:23:10 PM
i thought peak was tonight

From what I saw, peak was supposed to be just before sunup today.
Title: Re: Meteor Shower Tonight!
Post by: ROX on August 13, 2010, 05:14:13 PM
Each meteor (or "pinger") ionizes the ionisphere at extremely high altitudes at the path at which it burns up.  Ham radio operators use this temporary ionization to make very fast voice, digital modes, and morse code contacts at 28-29.7, 50, and 144 MHz at distances much further than having no other form of propagation.  Ya gotta work FAST though---you may only have 20 to 40 seconds depending on the frequency.

Thank you meteor showers!

73

ROX

Title: Re: Meteor Shower Tonight!
Post by: sluggish on August 13, 2010, 07:14:26 PM
Has anyone told Gloster?