YAY! Its shooting star night tonight!

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I'd forgotten!

Its the Perseids Meteor night tonight (Well... its the night when the meteor activity is at is greatest)

Am all excited now! Hubby is off work tomorrow so we are going to go for a family walk up to the Orchards (where there is not as much light pollution) at 1am....

(tis always good to take our son... if you want to know where the best shooting stars will be.... look and see which way the boy is looking and then look in the opposite direction!

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LiverpoollassMember

I thought you meant the programme. I was just about to say Alex Reid is on it

8/12/101:03 PM

DanceSetteeMember

i was out the night before last. It was nice and clear and as soon as i opened my door...whooooshhhhh!

but that was the only one i saw for the rest of the night. Things were too cloudy last night, but it's looking clear so far

i shall pop in and let you know if I go ooohh aahhhh through the night

8/12/101:04 PM

LazybugMember

PMSL I just checked the TV guide thinking... is it on? Saw it wasn't, opened thread to disagree and saw it was REAL shooting stars ha ha!

I see them a lot where my parents live in the middle of no where in North Devon... No pollution just jet black clear skies and shooting stars - beautiful

8/12/101:14 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

ooops.... sorry to the disappointed VIc & Bob fans

DS - excellent... I shall post if we see any too (we have intermittent cloud cover going on.... but its chunky and in between the sky seems clear)

Dab - North Devon.... no light pollution... am jellus!

8/12/101:16 PM

electric shepherdMember

sod it...it's thick cloud here this evening...

8/12/101:19 PM

LazybugMember

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Dab - North Devon.... no light pollution... am jellus!

Tis lubberly there - I am going down there in a few weeks for a holiday. I bet it bloody rains like it's never rained before...

I actually find it hard to sleep when I'm there because its so bloody pitch dark and quiet!

8/12/101:23 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

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sod it...it's thick cloud here this evening..

ello leccy shep... yeah it has been like that all day here... but we just looked out and were amazed to see clear sky...

I have probably jinxed it now!

8/12/101:31 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

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Tis lubberly there - I am going down there in a few weeks for a holiday. I bet it bloody rains like it's never rained before...

I had some fab weeks away with the kids when they were little... to Woolacombe .... I love it there.

8/12/101:33 PM

MoominMember

I love love love Woolacombe - went there a lot when little, and older, and with children.
The beach has to be one of the best in the country - just beautiful.

8/12/101:36 PM

MoominMember

Forgot to say - no chance of seeing stars here tonight - lots of cloud.

8/12/101:37 PM

LazybugMember

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Woolacombe

Totally awesome place! Many, many, many, happy childhood memories on that beach and now I take little bug and she loves it too

8/12/101:52 PM

ZaphodMember

I love Woolacombe too .. Morthoe as well... the Ship Aground pub.. if it is still there not been there in a while

and... clear skies here

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/satpics/latest_uk_ir.html

Z.

8/12/102:03 PM

DuckyMember 10 years

B...b...b....but....it's cloudy outside.

8/12/102:04 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

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B...b...b....but....it's cloudy outside

start blowing Ducks... recruit the Dud to help you.. blow HARD... blow them clouds away

8/12/102:06 PM

LazybugMember

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Morthoe

Beautiful just beautiful!

8/12/102:09 PM

DuckyMember 10 years

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start blowing Ducks... recruit the Dud to help you.. blow HARD... blow them clouds away

8/12/102:11 PM

MrMincePieMember

OMG I just seen it!!!!

Oh... wait, thats just a gun shot. Nothing new.

8/12/102:13 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

8/12/102:15 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

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Oh... wait, thats just a gun shot. Nothing new.

none of that malarky in Surrey... my daughter finds the rich boys that wanna be bad gangsta's highly amusing!

8/12/102:16 PM

MrMincePieMember

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none of that malarky in Surrey... my daughter finds the rich boys that wanna be bad gangsta's highly amusing!

Its interesting that you mension something like that, I have a good story to tell later but il have to put it on hold as I have to nip out

il be back later on

8/12/102:21 PM

batemanMember

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start blowing Ducks...

Crikey. Not sure how that's going to help but passes the time I guess.

8/12/102:34 PM

DanceSetteeMember

was just reading about them and apparently the best time for viewing will be the few hours just before dawn as they show up more when the earth is tilted a litle bit towards the sun , making them glow prettily

8/12/102:37 PM

DuckyMember 10 years

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Crikey. Not sure how that's going to help but passes the time I guess.

8/12/102:43 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

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Crikey. Not sure how that's going to help but passes the time I guess

*sniggers*

8/12/102:44 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

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yeah.... 2 or 3 years ago it was meant to be perfect conditions for seeing them... so we did our family walk to the orchard at about 2am and saw some good ones... but then daughter & I laid on sunloungers in the backgarden til dawn watching them.... and they did get better & more frequent towards the end.

8/12/102:45 PM

ZaphodMember

Just stood outside for 15 minutes.... bugger all

8/12/103:15 PM

Former Member

too much light pollution to see it here

8/12/103:17 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

we have decided to go for the family outing at 1am! Cloud cover permitting...

the dog is gonna think its his birthday

8/12/103:21 PM

SpyMember

I had a holiday romance in Woolacombe when I was 16

8/12/103:25 PM

KaterinaMember

Stood in my back garden looking up at the sky like a mentalist......saw a couple though, but not close enough.
Several years back I saw an amazing shooting star, it made a whoosh noise too. I wanna see another of those, it was incredible.

8/12/104:10 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

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it made a whoosh noise too.

I've seen some like that... the first time I did this Perseids thing... they do actually woosh... and they leave a tail in the sky for ages...

I wanna see one like that tooo!

we are off out in 45 mins... I am starting to get excited!

Hubby however... is not looking quite as enthusiastic... he's fallen asleep with one hand on his laptop!

8/12/104:12 PM

KaterinaMember

Hope you see some good ones!

I'm going to look again tomorrow night.

8/12/104:36 PM

KaterinaMember

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I've seen some like that... the first time I did this Perseids thing... they do actually woosh... and they leave a tail in the sky for ages...

It literally took my breath away, I was wandering around in a happy daze for ages afterwards......can't describe it any other way, lol. Amazing.

8/12/104:37 PM

Former Member

good luck ditty

its too cloudy here

let us know how you get on

8/12/104:37 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

I will report back

I have been busy colouring Ickles hair for the past ... hour and a half!... but all done now.

Now.. time to wake Mr Ditty and tell him to put on his happy face...

8/12/104:44 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

and we're back...

twas really good... I lost count of how many I saw... but even the boy saw 17!

2 mahoosive ones!

oooh... and back in time to see a bit of a kick off in the bb house! from what we have seen already... it would appear to be thinglasswallgate!

8/12/106:08 PM

DuckyMember 10 years

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it would appear to be thinglasswallgate

You...me....shack....now

8/12/106:09 PM

Karma_Member

Oh is this what everyone was getting excited about on FB?! I was on the phone for hours and think I might have missed it. Just gonna have a look.

I think it's a bit cloudy (it's dark - I cant see the sky) but I can see Venus

8/12/107:03 PM

Karma_Member

Oh great. Just been standing in the garden looking up at the sky in my dressing gown and pyjamas and the bloody chavvy teenager from the house opposite has caught me looking like a right twit.

8/12/107:08 PM

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