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Post by starwalker on Aug 12, 2016 7:45:20 GMT -8
I saw 17 between midnight and 2 AM.
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Post by BlueBear on Aug 12, 2016 8:39:12 GMT -8
Sigh. I missed last night. Went to bed very tired and slept through rather than getting up to see them. My daughter was a bit disappointed this morning that we didn't get up to look at them.
I'm hoping there'll still be some out tonight?
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Post by hikerchick395 on Aug 12, 2016 8:59:36 GMT -8
Wow, I'm surprised at most everyone's viewing experience! I went out about 1:20am and stayed out an hour. I saw over 100 "shooting stars," many left tails and a few fireballs. In fact the second one that I saw, going out the door, was a bright, though short one. The important thing is to have a place with the best peripheral vision. Surprisingly, a lot of the biggest ones were in the western skies plus their were ones on the horizon in every direction. I had to tear myself away to get some sleep...got up early to drive and go hike yesterday morning...
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Post by gabby on Aug 12, 2016 9:06:48 GMT -8
Clear last night here, but I saw nothing late last night on our nightly five mile walk - though that's not early in the morning in "peak viewing" time. It's still in the 90s at 11 PM here in Central Texas, so the walking is...er...warm - you have other concerns, like staying hydrated. I could see all of Scorpio and the planets therein despite the moon's presence, but nothing much else. There were a lot of folk out chasing Pokemon, but I suppose meteors are less well known. With the "star charts", Pokemon and such on phones, watching the phone while you walk is becoming a habit of sorts, I guess: I was reading about the new Mongolian Post system yesterday, yet another "locator" system on the phone: "[The system the Mongol Post will use is] the invention of a British start-up, What3Words, that has mapped the world into 57 trillion patches of nine square meters and given each one a unique three-word identity. 'Words are easier to remember and communicate than GPS or other alphanumeric systems,' said Giles Rhys Jones, a What3Words spokesman. Mongol Post, the country’s largest mail provider, has licensed the system from What3Words, and starting in September it will offer customers the option of using the three-word codes. (The company added Mongolian to its first 10 languages; 14 more are coming.)" "Sending Mail in Mongolia? ‘Dissident.sloth.ploy’ Could Be the Address"An interesting location system, I guess: I stood in the middle of "tapped.crackers.locate" while demonstrating the app to someone yesterday in the local grocery store. Appropriate, though random.
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Post by cloudwalker on Aug 12, 2016 16:28:32 GMT -8
The Milky Way was kicking it last night. I tried desperately to get a photo but my camera doesn't have the light gathering capabilities to shoot a completely dark sky. On a good note, I did see 30 or 40 in about an hour. Most were quick faint streaks of light but a couple of them put on a good show with bright flares and trails.
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Post by cloudwalker on Aug 12, 2016 16:33:18 GMT -8
Fairly clear skies here. Just a few clouds. I was out noticing the neat triangle of Saturn, Mars, and Antares when a bright streak above my head disappeared into the same general direction. I may watch a little more later and in the morning. Moon sets about 1:31 AM tomorrow morning. I had intended to get a photo but I was so excited about the meteor shower, it completely slipped my mind.
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Post by BigLoad on Aug 12, 2016 19:58:06 GMT -8
Nothing but clouds and rain here. The last two nights I went for long neighborhood walks under an umbrella. I can barely find the moon under these clouds.
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Post by Kevin Palmer on Aug 13, 2016 15:39:52 GMT -8
I spent Thursday night in the Beartooth Mountains. I was worried about clouds and smoke, but it ended up being a beautiful (and chilly) night after the moon set at 1AM. In 4 hours I counted 250 meteors, it was probably the best shower I've ever seen. I had 2 cameras going and shot 700 pictures, which I'm still editing. I'll post some pictures and a time lapse video once those are done. I also found a campsite at 10,000 feet in the Big Horn Mountains last night. I was too tired to watch, but I captured a couple hours worth of pictures in between passing rain showers.
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Post by RumiDude on Aug 13, 2016 17:51:49 GMT -8
I had 2 cameras going and shot 700 pictures, which I'm still editing. I'll post some pictures and a time lapse video once those are done. Cool! Rumi
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Post by speacock on Aug 16, 2016 17:15:16 GMT -8
In the high desert about an hour's drive it was significantly better than I can remember. We had planned to be up closer to the Sierra (spectacular night skies when not polluted). Those plans were thwarted.
We saw green, yellow, blue streaks and white of course and 3 larger ones - all told about 50 in the hour bracketing 2AM. We missed several that started over and beyond our heads.
It needed a quick search for clear air and lack of light pollution. Barstow seemed to be the hot spot. Was chancy as we have had several large fires recently.
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Post by BigLoad on Aug 16, 2016 20:01:58 GMT -8
Still nothing but clouds and rain in NJ.
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Post by tarol on Aug 18, 2016 20:38:21 GMT -8
We ended up going up into the mountains 20 miles east of town and found a great vantage point for watching the sunset and the meteors. Layed a blanket down and we saw many of the brightest and longest shooting stars I've ever seen! Stayed out until 1:30 or so. It was supposed to be better after the moon set after 1:00 but they actually seemed to die down so we went home.
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Post by speacock on Aug 19, 2016 13:52:27 GMT -8
Hikerchick395 sez, "Wow, I'm surprised at most everyone's viewing experience! I went out about 1:20am and stayed out an hour. I saw over 100 "shooting stars," many left tails and a few fireballs."
As we stiffly got up from the ground, we decided it would probably have been worth the investment to go up past Lone Pine. Then have breakfast at Jack's and get home late morning.
Or better yet plan ahead and be on a 11,000' pass (Kearsarge comes to mind) watching it all happen!
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Post by swimswithtrout on Aug 19, 2016 18:04:21 GMT -8
I spent Thursday night in the Beartooth Mountains. I was worried about clouds and smoke, but it ended up being a beautiful (and chilly) night after the moon set at 1AM. In 4 hours I counted 250 meteors, it was probably the best shower I've ever seen. I had 2 cameras going and shot 700 pictures, which I'm still editing. I'll post some pictures and a time lapse video once those are done. I also found a campsite at 10,000 feet in the Big Horn Mountains last night. I was too tired to watch, but I captured a couple hours worth of pictures in between passing rain showers. The internet makes this a very small world. I saw your excellent photos at the Cloudy Nights forum several days ago and just put two and two together.
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Post by Kevin Palmer on Aug 21, 2016 16:10:57 GMT -8
The internet makes this a very small world. I saw your excellent photos at the Cloudy Nights forum several days ago and just put two and two together. It's always interesting when 2 hobbies intersect. I'll just call you 17.5" trout. I almost forgot to post my photos on this forum. Here they are.
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