woolybanana Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 OK, so how many did you see? We reckoned about 300 each but the bird on the wire could have been telling porkies again, wat I would never do! It was unseasonally cold on the grass though, even on a mattress and under a thick duvet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Yeah lots here AND it's NOT cold [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 A few dozen, including some "sizzlers"... but we were only outside for about 15-20 minutes.But did you also see the ISS twice last night? Although it's path was over the south of England, it looked as if it was exactly overhead here so I'm sure those further south would have seen it travelling west to north-east (approximately). Here's a site (which I'm sure has been posted before) where you can put in your town / village and get precise timings and projected path and also select CET etc. It travels across the sky surprisingly quickly... at about 17,500 mph, apparently. [8-|]http://www.heavens-above.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm About 50 minutes over 2 nights and only half a dozen spotted. Looking between 11:30 and midnight. Did I give up too soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Me too Andy. It was the clearest of skies last night around midnight - didn't see anything. Gave up after 10 mins.I know the answer - its like the satellite business. We're too far south, so tough ****.Its all Cameron's fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogs Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I didn't see any last night and feel cheated as family/friends in the UK did see some - but I did see a couple last week, quite quickly too with looking out to the sky and within seconds of each otherIs it worth continuing to look for the rest of the month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ceour de Lion II Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer had me in stitches at times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 And on the two best nights it was overcast [:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I saw two the other night. I have never seen a shooting star before, and I wasn't outside long either. Everynight when I used to take our dog out for her last pee in France, I would look at the stars if there were no clouds in the hope of seeing a shooting star, but never did.We hadn't really got any light pollution either. So a couple of nights ago was a real treat for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 [quote user="mogs"]Is it worth continuing to look for the rest of the month?[/quote]It's worth looking for the next few nights. I saw a couple last night, around midnight. The sky was sparklingly clear... most of them seem to travel north to south so make sure you've got as wide a piece of sky to look at as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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