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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
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Posted - 08/12/2004 : 17:11:48
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I hope the rest of you have better luck than me watching shooting stars.
Where I live it was overcast in the evening, and didn't clear up until some odd hours after my work (night-shift) started. I went outside during my lunch-break, but couldn't see anything. Too many light-sources around.
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 08/12/2004 : 19:00:14 [Permalink]
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quote: Originally posted by Dave W.
And I forgot that the East Coast was going to be covered in storms tonight. Dang.
Yeh. As it comes to meteor watching, we're SOL.
Maybe next time.
On a happier note, I'm hearing lots of annual cicadas.
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2004 : 20:49:03 [Permalink]
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quote: <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
I hope the rest of you have better luck than me watching shooting stars.
Where I live it was overcast in the evening, and didn't clear up until some odd hours after my work (night-shift) started. I went outside during my lunch-break, but couldn't see anything. Too many light-sources around.
Around 03:00 CET thunder clouds moved in on my position. At four I went out for a look, but that rain was pouring down. Really cats and dogs. I'm so glad I decided to take the car tonight instead of bike. I would have been totally soaked... |
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Edited by - Dr. Mabuse on 08/21/2004 06:51:18 |
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beskeptigal
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 08/14/2004 : 00:43:52 [Permalink]
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Well we had great skies, for a city anyway. I saw a few meteors, loved being outside on a warm night, saw my first iridium flare, all and all it was good. I do have to say though, I have seen a lot more active Perseids than this year's. |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 08/21/2004 : 06:50:33 [Permalink]
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quote: Originally posted by beskeptigal
Well we had great skies, for a city anyway. I saw a few meteors, loved being outside on a warm night, saw my first iridium flare, all and all it was good. I do have to say though, I have seen a lot more active Perseids than this year's.
For anyone not knowing...
Iridium Flare predictions can be found at: www.heavens-above.com They have an extensive database of geographical locations, since Iridium flares are very localized. |
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