baypond Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/08/12/perseids-meteor-shower-tonight-how-to-locate-perseids/might be worth a look in those French un-polluted night skies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Please can somebody do something with baypond's link so that it's active?I'm getting the clothes on to brave the chill and watch the meteors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 [quote user="baypond"]http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/08/12/perseids-meteor-shower-tonight-how-to-locate-perseids/might be worth a look in those French un-polluted night skies[/quote]http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1795587/ShowPost.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Merci, Clair.BTW, what is la lune gibbeuse? (mentioned on the site you have given us).Last night, we went for a walk with the local randonée group and, on our way home, we saw absolutely the most enormous and most beauteous harvest moon.Is that what a lune gibbeuse is, stp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baypond Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 I always seem to be appologising on this forum!Sorry Clair, I hadn't read your Free light show post............................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 BE CAREFUL GUYS? IT CAN SEND YOU BLIND OR CAUSE BRAIN DAMAGE. TURN YOUR BACK AND USE A MIRROR? THAT IS OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 lune gibbeuse: it's the period between the 1st quarter and the full moon and between the full moon and the last quarter.See the little drawings on this page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I just saw 3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baypond Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Cathy, after how many glasses of wine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 None, and I've just seen two more.Stand facing the plough, and then make a quarter turn to the left, and scan the sky. They seem to be coming every 4 minutes or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baypond Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 ah yes, just seen one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Clair, thank you so much for the explanation of la lune gibbeuse. That was exactly what I saw last night and the colour was sort of a deep orange. It was so beautiful I was quite stunned by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Dangerous thread - just been out to have a look and nearly fell in to the bloody pool. SFA incidentally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baypond Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 and i am walking around unable to get my neck straight............... saw 3 though. very impressive, even in the orange UK skies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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