Comet 209P LINEAR will be making a close approach to Earth and we are going to pass through its debris tail tonight. We are expected to pass through a fairly thick section and there is predicted to be a major meteor outburst tonight around midnight West Coast time (3 am East Coast), with 1-3 possibly visible per minute from dark locations (100-200 per hour). Possibly even a storm outburst.
Here is a link for those who are interested. Basically, if you look towards the Big Dipper, you should be OK.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astro...meteor-shower/
Good luck to those who will be watching!
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05-23-2014, 04:20 PM #1Lean Mean Geek Machine
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Meteor outburst predicted for tonight (Americas & Hawaii)
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05-23-2014, 04:27 PM #2Broken French Girl
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Darn! I'm in Seattle! Clouds!!!
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05-23-2014, 04:34 PM #3I love bacon.....
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I saw this also.
Midnight isn't so late but the ******t light where I am will likely impact my viewing even though the say the crescent moon will have little effect.
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05-24-2014, 06:52 AM #4Registered User
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Missed it.... clouds.
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05-24-2014, 07:27 AM #5Registered User
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It was clear here missed it asleep. 1:30 start time, had plans to watch it though...
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05-24-2014, 08:05 AM #6Registered User
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Missed it. In China and smog. Take your pic of which one is the reason I didn't see it.
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05-24-2014, 09:06 AM #7Lean Mean Geek Machine
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It was an official dud. You guys didn't miss anything. I had high clouds that eased up enough for me to go out and watch for 45 minutes. I should have seen any reasonably bright meteors, but saw none at all. Even places with good viewing reported very few.
I did, however, see some odd flashes around the Big Dipper that I don't quite understand. Must have been momentary reflections off rotating satellites, but not the same one.Peace: Lift Long and Prosper!
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05-24-2014, 09:45 AM #8Registered User
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Same here. My daughter and I stayed up till 2:00 a.m. and nada! We did see a couple of flashes that we thought came from an airplane but was too far apart and infrequent too be one.
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