Geminid Shower

[lizzylemon]

Hey everyone, seems there's an amazing(?!) meteor shower going on tonight. Possibly up to 160 in one hour - super cool!

I'll be having a gander - maybe make a seasonal wish or two and remember my beloved Grandma who'd have giving her self frost bite and possibly fallen out of her bedroom window to have a look

info link: Shooting Stars Set To Light Up UK Night Sky - Yahoo! News UK

[Bren In Pots]

I've just been thinking about going out for a look later on but its so cold

[Jeanied]

I've poked my nose outside and no chance - it has been raining and it is still cloudy and of course there is so much light pollution here.

[jacob marley]

me and him in the corner will be looking out later when we go walkabout later on .
I did see one the other morning about 6.40 tother morning ....jacob

[snuffer]

What a shock. Virtually 100% cloud cover here. Always seems to be the case when there's something interesting in the sky.

[shirlthegirl43]

Lovely and clear here but no clue which way to look

[weekendwellies]

@ Shirlthegirl - UP

[shirlthegirl43]

@ Shirlthegirl - UP

LOL, been out and looked up - there is sky and some stars but no shooting ones

[lizzylemon]

Hey Shir, I was wondering where in the sky I should be looking too (it's quite big after all), as luckily for us it's clear skies for a change.

For me finding the big dipper is the easiest (only) one I can identify so start from there and.....

....Ursa Major as a Guide

[FionaH]

Just spent 3/4 hour watching with MrH and youngest. Was lovely. Neck is killing me now

[OllieMartin]

Is too overcast with me too. Called my dad as I knew he'd be interested, but it's over cast in the Midlands where he is too.

[Jeanied]

Yay - went out the back of the house (streetlighting less of a problem there) and the clouds had parted for a bit - looked roughly due north and there they were - just shooting stars! Clouds beginning to build now and I have a crook in my neck but that was great!!

[Bren In Pots]

Its rained here all evening, so we watched Keanu Reeves in 'Constantine ' on channel Five instead.

[Rhona]

Would loved to have seen this, but cloudy over Sheff last night. We watched Mystic River instead. Grim film, but my, what a cast. J'adore Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon.

[lizzylemon]

... watched Keanu Reeves in 'Constantine ' on channel Five instead.

Me too and missed the cloudless sky (also got a bit freaked by the monsters n didn't fancy standing in the pitch black field) so didn't see any shooting stars. is it happening tonight as well?