lots of meteors right now in the UK (11pm)

Just been outside for a few minutes, and i saw about 10 in the time i was out there. green and red ones, if you have a clear sky, get out there!!

(there's probably already a thread that I've missed, so if so, sorry)

I'm in Herts, 30 miles North of London, and the sky is clear so I'm off back out. unfortunatly I can't get any film, as all I have is a phone camera, and they don't do night skies very well.

happy sky watching.

PS, are we due a meteor shower?

Edit cos yes, we are due one
earthsky.org...

reply to post by Acidtastic


Actually, that is just planet X passing a little after dinner gas

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Its more likely the geminids.

Theyre peaking around now....i think.

No sky for me tonight, failtacular.
I can see just, dark clouds rolling in, and all above me, just more menacing ones coming.

*note, i am wrong, apparently its going to get clearer. , maybe ill see some later on in my neck of the woods.

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It was too cloudy to see em where I was in the u.s. Heard you could see 40 an hour.. better luck next time for me


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your spot on mate... There are clear skys over london and went out there for a couple of minutes and im sure i saw 3.. looked like 2 green at the same time and an orange in a different part of the sky.. near orion..

just went and looked and saw one within a minute of looking

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It's the Geminid Meteor shower and this year it appears to be a good one.

I was outside last night here in suburban North Carolina for just 10 minutes and saw 6 meteors! That was the most I've ever seen in that short a time period. Especially since this area has quite a bit of light pollution.

It would be cool if one of you guys/gals could get a long exposure photo of some of these meteors. expescially if you get diferent colored ones in 1 shot


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Its gunna get clear here on the east coast of canada tonight!!
And still some time before bed time , wheee

Been out an hour and seen 1 clear skies for a change too, chances are the moons probably hampering the view a little. Might go back out in a bit, but it's bloody cold!

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So.Calif. Darkness is on the approach and I will be looming from my fortress deep in this desert high, under a
cloudless sky. I hope one lands in my front yard or hits the house or somethin.

Originally posted by Misterlondon
your spot on mate...

There are clear skys over london and went out there for a couple of minutes and im sure i saw 3.. looked like 2 green at the same time and an orange in a different part of the sky.. near orion..

yeah, I had green and red ones. I've always been let down from meteor showers of yonder, be it from the clouds or just a lack of any show. But last night blew me away, I went back out for about half an hour and saw a load more. Never seen it like that before, bravo space, you done blew my mind again