Menopause Matters Forum
General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: Cazikins on August 11, 2013, 09:19:27 PM
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I know there are a few of us on here that sometimes look up to the skies & wonder............ ::)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/content/articles/2008/08/06/astronomy_august_feature.shtml
It's that time of the year again Taz. :-*
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The best time to view is after midnight apparently! Thanks Cazi. Even though I was told this only this afternoon I had already forgotten!!
Taz x
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Yes tomorrow night is the best time to see it - c u all out there tomorrow night girls.
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Knowing our luck up here it will be raining!
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The best way is to take a rug out with you and lie down - no cricked neck!
Taz x
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Going to have a look tonight. They have said in my part of the world tonight is the best night.
Honeyb
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A lot of street lighting beside us, so may not see anything.
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We don't have that many but the way we have to look possibly be brighter.
The big question is can I stay up that late. ::)
Honeyb
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I'm hoping to stay up & watch it. We don't have a lot of street lighting out the back & we do normally get to see the shooting stars.
They reckon there will be about 60 per hour..... mmmm that's one a minute, & I bet it will be when I decide to blink.
So Taz will you be out in the garden on your back later :D :D
Cazi x
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I'm thinking more of going out into the deep, dark countryside to get a good view - or maybe the pub garden - it's nice and dark out there after hours :lol:
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The pub garden Taz definitely - it's safer.
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Here's a map of best places to watch the night sky - I don't think my pub garden is on there though http://www.darkskydiscovery.org.uk/dark-sky-discovery-sites/map.html
Taz x
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We will just have to "sniff" a pub out then Taz - I'm sure there will be one nearby.
Cazi xx
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Fairly cloudy here so doubt I will see much.
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Woohoooo
Actually seen some.
Going back out later as my neck hurts now ::)
Honeyb
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Have seen three but am back inside now - it's so chilly out there!! Might try again soon.
Taz x
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Skies cleared, but still didn't see. Would have needed to be away from light pollution. :'(
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My two kids sat out until the wee small hours watching, it was really quite something to see. I git cold and went to bed.
Sorry you missed it CG. Not sure if we get another chance tonight.
Honeyb
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I tried on a few occasions. Tried blinkering my eyes to street lights. Hey ho maybe one day I will see shooting stars. Also would love to see Northern Lights. You'd think that would be easy up my part of the country.
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The stars here were very clear even with the street lighting but it would have been brilliant sat in a field in Suffolk I reckon - those tremendous skies - I still miss those tremendous skies...
Taz x
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Saw 10 shooting stars, sat outside from 11.30, then in the bedroom window till 12.30 made me quite happy, doesn't take a lot ;D
Cuba girl, i too would love to see Northern lights, i find it all fascinating.
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I looked out on a star filled sky- saw nothing, but a neighbours cat gave me a huge fright when he sneaked in the patio doors- arghhhh!!! Went outside again at about 2 and 3- not sleeping too well, arthritis giving me gip at moment- still nothing.
The neighbours think I'm potty.
Saw the Northern lights once coming home from a stay in Canada- flew up the St. Lawrence River. Wow, was a little unreal though, like a lime green curtain floating in the sky- no one on the plane was interested.
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We sleep under a big velux window in our roof.. saw about 7 or 8 shooting stars before my eyes closed, but thought I might have seen more if I'd been looking in the right place... mentioned this on facebook this morning and quick as a wink my neighbour replied.... I think the sky is the right place to look though... every one a comedian..... ;D
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The best way is to take a rug out with you and lie down - no cricked neck!
Taz x
I never thought of that! So I did! Took out a big blanket, covered with an old zed-bed mattress the kids used to use for sleepovers, got an old pillow, put on my wellies, a fleece and a raincoat (the grass is quite long and it was damp!) and lay down on a bit of grass from about 10.45 until midnight. Middle son came to join me half way through. No street lights here in the countryside so was fantastic!!! Clear skies and even better than the night before but without the sore neck! Saw lots and lots - probably about 30 or 40 altogether some small some huge and with the amazing tail looking like bright aeroplane trails - and lasting long enough to say to my son (or him to me) "hey look at that one"! The tail glowed for a split second after the meteor had blazed past.
Saw a couple out of the bedroom window as I went to bed too. Husband got up in the night as usual but saw nothing.... he should have gone outside for a lie down!
Hurdity x
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My daughter said they were like fireworks at one point. They were coming at about two a minute.
We have little ambient light as we are so near the coast. It's pitch black out there so we had a good view. We were told on our local bbc news to look north west and that's over the sea.
Honeyb
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I'm glad it worked - so much more comfy than standing there looking up at the sky. I was amazed to find out that the biggest particle is the size of a pea and that most of them are the size of a grain of sand! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23673948
Taz x
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I was well disappointed. I only saw about 4 in 15 minutes & it was so blooming cold out there. I got a stiff neck too.