I went to a drive-in theater with lot's and lot's of open sky, did not see anything besides gray skies (around 10-11pm EST).
Well the meteor shower increased as the night went on... Peak was near 4-5 am. Moreso, if you sit outside for only 20 minutes, you arent going to see anything... the really good ones happened every so often. The best thing to do is get a friend, get some beer, and go sit out and talk about life and keep your eyes looking up
I was out there at 3:30 in my spongebob jammies waiting for one. and waiting and waiting. If I don't see one in 20 minutes, than its not much of a shower. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I also went to the drive in. I knew nothing about the meteor shower, but my kids (who were sitting outside the car) kept seeing shooting stars. I just assumed they were seeing airplanes or something. Oh well.
I looked up to Casseopeia, expecting fireballs at least. (Hope I was looking in the right bit of sky) Nothing. I've never seen a meteor shower so publicised, and usually I see a few. Maybe it was made a bit shy.
that is weird. Last time I saw them we were also at the drive in. I think we were watching Iron Giant.
This Saturday there is going to be a Aurigid Meteor Shower from the distant Oort cloud. WTHell is that??? I read it was rare, but why??
Oort is where the comets live. This dust is from the crust of Comet Kiess. Something happened to it in 83BC. You'll only see it if you live on the West coast of the US. http://space.newscientist.com/artic...shower-to-shed-light-on-dangerous-comets.html Now that I know I can't watch it, I want to.
"This will be a fair-to-good year to watch for the Perseids. A bright gibbous moon, which initially will interfere with observations, will set at around 1:30 a.m., leaving the rest of the night dark for prospective meteor watchers." Read more
