Day of the Triffids

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   Hum,

Remember today/tomorrow the meteor shower starts...

See Realplayer Clip

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@JaXanim
Tnx for the link, - but got it already on my site...

Yeah the latest satellite pictures don't  look too good
See (in infrared)

Had to resort to the webcams... everywhere else has clear skies...!!!

(Except in in Florida where there's two massive storms about to strike - Hurricane Bonnie and Charley)

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Hum,
Yeah, same here...
...nothing better than  getting out into wilderness on a warm night, building a campfire, and relaxing back to watch a Great display...(with perhaps a live jazz band playing in the background...worth remembering...

but perhaps tonite...

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Hum,
is a meaningful relation with your amiga not enough?

my amiga called is called Douglas...PMC has  Albert ...

anyone else got names for their `companions`?

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superb,
"Sleipnir carries Odin between the world of the Gods and the world of matter."

That`s a great name, that epitomizes the essence of the amiga...





Douglas is a fine scottish name that means, er, dark murky water...

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 It lasts until the 20th, but the `rate` has fallen off considerably (though you may be lucky and the earth  strikes another dense patch)

Here’s a link and plug for Distant Suns.
And VWorlds30.lha that will help you visualise the celestial paths (it works great in winuae too)

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Yes,
its that time of the year again...

Sky watchers outdoors at the right time can see colourful fireballs, occasional outbursts and, almost always, long hours of gracefully streaking meteors. Among the many nights of the Perseid meteor shower, there is always one night that is best. This year, its tonight!

Unfortunately the Weather in Scotland is predictably cloudy…

So I’ll have to make do with just listening to the forward scatter radar web feed from Huntsville, (yes, Alabama)

LISTEN CAREFULLY

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hum,
yeah,
it surprisingly crowded up there, so you’ll tend to see a `star` (satellite) moving once every 15 minutes or so, and that’s not counting the fainter geostationary satellites.

Not that I tend to look for them, (in a train spotter stylee), but I am pleased that I can spot something manmade up there – it just brings the reality of space a bit closer to earth….

@odin
>>shuttle

Cool...
you may want to peruse this site for other stuff to look out for...

The next launch is for the Mars Reconnaissance orbiter
tomorrow...



 

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The Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight. Look to the north east on  Sunday, Aug. 12th, at around 10 pm local time as the constellation Perseus rises. Expect to see a meteor every few minutes.
The best viewing will be  after midnight and when the constellation is highest in the sky.
The tiny bits of space sand are going to hit the Earth atmosphere at speeds of 66 km/sec  so the meteors are going to be quick and bright, especially since there  is a new moon.

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This year the Perseid maximum is due between 11:30 -14:00 UT on the 12th August.
The Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHRs) is predicted to be around 80-100.
For UK observers the Moon is waxing gibbous, and will set around midnight.