Perseid Meteors - anybody seen any yet?

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I saw them last night.

Only 3 though, at 22:55, 23:20 & 23:25. So have patience, they were also very quick, they didn't go across the horizon, just a short line and then a flash as it burns up.
 
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Not yet, although its still a bit light as you can see by bluish in the sky here (alsager, few miles from stoke). We shall be keeping our eyes out at my house though.
 
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Loved the idiotic member of the public on the BBC news earlier who claimed, "Oooh, of course I'm going to stay up and watch this once in a lifetime annual event"!

The mind boggles at the pure stupidity of some people these days!
 
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Very clear here in Nottingham.

Question, possibly really stupid one at that, do they have to have tails or can they just be spots of light moving across the sky?
 
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Azagoth said:
Loved the idiotic member of the public on the BBC news earlier who claimed, "Oooh, of course I'm going to stay up and watch this once in a lifetime annual event"!

The mind boggles at the pure stupidity of some people these days!
Wouldn't that be sarcasm though??

Seems clouded here :(:(

"You will see them almost wherever you are, so it's worth a look," Dr Massey added.

He better know what he's talking about. :mad:
 
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Holliday said:
Very clear here in Nottingham.

Question, possibly really stupid one at that, do they have to have tails or can they just be spots of light moving across the sky?

I suppose you could say they have tails. They look like a star blasting across the night sky, I guess thats why there called shooting stars.
 

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Azagoth said:
Come on, how the hell can it be "a once in a lifetime event" if it's annual? The woman was plainly as thick as two short planks!

Keep calm... ;)

I had a look out about 20 minutes ago and saw a very brief one out of the corner of my eye. I'll be going back out at around 11 as it seems quite clear here.
 
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