little cluckers Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I've seen 2 in ten minutes Too cold to stay out though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Now we thought we saw two, but i am beginning to doubt what I saw - definitely not planes, we do have a flight path over us and these were moving much too fast - plain white stars moving quite quickly, but no tails so not quite what I expected. What do they actually look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 I sat out with some whiskey and John Butler on the ipod, and saw about 15 until I got too cold. That isn't many but we are on the holding pattern area for Heathrow and what with light flashes from the tube, car headlights and street lighting I think that was a good count. My husband joined me and we both agreed it was lovely to sit there star gazing anyway and to see the meteors was very exciting. Did Bluekarin get to watch them at Stonehenge, that would have been magical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 I don't think that we would have seen many here as it was quite cloudy but I was shattered and went to bed having forgotten all about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 I saw one went inside to get OH and it clouded over, so we gave up and went to bed. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 NO!!!!! I completely forgot all about it My memory is absolutely awful at the moment. I had the living room curtains open and I was watching all the planes circling round in the distance with their lights on so why I didn't remember I don't know. Grr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Snowy, they look like long thin streaks, like you'd expect comets to look, only they never do! I saw a few satellites (probably what you saw Snowy) and a handful of Perseids at about 10.50pm from the attic window, they came whizzing straight past Cassiopeia and headed towards The Bear.. one was really stunning. that's in the town centre too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Thanks Clare, I wasn't sure what they would look like! Probably was satellites - they went a lot faster than planes though, but they were both on the same trajectory which made me suspicious It was a glorious night - we don't get much light pollution here (as long as we don't look towards Leicester!) and just watching the stars was amazing. I really must learn some names! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 The daughters & I were up from 11.30 until 12.15 last night,wrapped in a multitude of blankets,laying on our sunbeds & having a great time watching the display We saw loads & loads of them & the sky was perfectly clear. One was HUGE, & travelled quite slowly.....awesome!& Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Snowy, I'll check the next ISS times and let you know - the boys would love that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 we went outside at 11.15pm when we remembered and lay on our backs on the lawn. We only saw 4 one of which was very big, the others tiny. It was lovely if a bit cold and ED came in with a slug on her back We had a real giggle I am sure that our neighbour thought that we had been on the sauce, but were just high on life We were beaten by light cloud that swirled in very eerily after about half an hour, but at least we saw some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 I sat out with some whiskey and John Butler on the ipod, and saw about 15 until I got too cold. Did Bluekarin get to watch them at Stonehenge, that would have been magical. I like your style I think I would be too loud to watch something like this with earphones in And, unfortunately no. It was too cloudy and hubby was too tired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 You have to get up early or stay up incredibly late for the ISS at the moment, you can check the time it passes your house here http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/region.cgi?country=United_Kingdom®ion=England It was jolly cold last night! I saw a couple around 11pm but it was far too cold and cloudy to bother hanging around. I might try again later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Phil said that the ISS is around at about 4am at the moment, he'll let me know when it's a more civilised time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Was awfully cloudy, i only saw a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 We had a lovely clear night and saw quite a few in the half hour we were out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Was anyone else quite relieved to wake up this morning, fully sighted and not being chased and eaten by large carnivorous plants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Awww I missed it I did look but it was cloudy here and there was a lot of light pollution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
