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    The 2016 Perseid meteor shower

    Just a heads up for those who are interested....

    The prediction is for up to 200 meteors per hour to be seen on the peak night of evening of August 11, morning of August 12.
    They can be seen either side of that date too, and apparently they have already started!

    This is double the usual amount so there's more chance of seeing them.


    Look North East- here's more details!!

    Perseid outburst expected in 2016 | Astronomy Essentials | EarthSky

    Good luck folks!
    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

    Location....Normandy France
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  • #2
    Nice.

    Is this the one that brings the triffids?

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    • #3
      ^^^ I was going to say I hope so...then thought better of it!!

      If I had young kids, or grandchildren I think it's a fantastic excuse to put up a tent in the garden with the kiddies ..and have a spesh midnight experience with them!
      "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

      Location....Normandy France

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      • #4
        Of course it could be the one that animates all the machines and turns them against mankind - but that has less of a gardening feel to it

        New all singing all dancing blog - Jasons Jungle

        �I have not failed 1,000 times. I have successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb."
        ― Thomas A. Edison

        �Negative results are just what I want. They�re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don�t.�
        ― Thomas A. Edison

        - I must be a Nutter,VC says so -

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        • #5
          ^^^^ funny enough, I got fuel tonight at local petrol station and they are closed that day for computer systems being fixed
          They must know something !
          Northern England.

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          • #6
            Is Triffid a new member of the Vine?

            Anyhow, and very short notice.......anyone in the East Mids can see the I.S.S from 22.45 tonight.
            I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A. Edison

            Outreach co-ordinator for the Gnome, Pixie and Fairy groups within the Nutters Club.

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            • #7
              We have thick cloud for a change
              Northern England.

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              • #8
                Darn!
                clouds again
                I will not be thwarted!.....

                Tomorrow 'morning' ( ie silly o'clock) is the peak, but we've still got a chance over the next few days

                Anyone seen any yet?
                "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                Location....Normandy France

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                • #9
                  It's my sons 19th birthday today and he just got accepted into the uni of his choice and the exact computer science course he wanted (soo proud ) we are going to a dark sky event on the beach, 11pm where apparently if it clears we will see meteors light up the landscape! Will that really happen?! It sounds too exciting!

                  It's raining at the moment but they say it will clear later tonight, fingers crossed.
                  The best things in life are not things.

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                  • #10
                    Did anyone see the meteor shower? I got up at about 3.15 and saw two really good ones out of the velux window. So I went outside and waited for about 10 mins but didn't see anything remarkable.
                    Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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                    • #11
                      Yep!:I was up at about 2am and saw a couple then a couple of hrs later saw a few more.
                      It was pretty hazy, so fingers crossed tonight will be clearer?

                      Verinda...did you get to see any?...many congrats to your son..quite right to be proud if him!
                      "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                      Location....Normandy France

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                      • #12
                        Did I mention we have rain...so nope didn't see a blooming thing!!!
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                        • #13
                          Thank you Nicos

                          Well rain finally stopped but it was really misty. We drove to the beach there were a few disappointed people and we missed the talk. We drove home, the sky cleared a little and suddenly one spectacular meteor seemed to zoom right over us we didn't see any more but felt much happier having at least seen one.

                          Its been dark and raining all day so not sure if we'll see any tonight. Hope everyone else has a bit more luck.
                          The best things in life are not things.

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                          • #14
                            I was up at 2pm, but I just had a pee and went back to bed!
                            My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                            to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

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                            • #15
                              I've just had a pint of water in the hope I'll have to get up at sillyo'clock...and then have a look out of the window!
                              We have clear skies at the moment...so fingers crossed tonight is the night!
                              "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                              Location....Normandy France

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