Supermoon And Meteors ""Tonight""

Rucking_Fetard

Tonight is the proper Supermoon of the Year and the beginning of the Perseid Meteor Shower.

Moon will have effect of lessening any Meteors though which is bit of bummer, thought I highly doubt we'll see any anyway.

Mickeroo

Very clear skies over cork city at the moment, will hopefully spot a few with any luck.

Faze11

Mickeroo wrote: »

Very clear skies over cork city at the moment, will hopefully spot a few with any luck.

2 flying over Galway now

Oscar Bravo

Visual over Castlebar.

Peanut Butter Jelly

Is there any direction I should be looking or is up good enough?

Rucking_Fetard

Peanut Butter Jelly wrote: »

Is there any direction I should be looking or is up good enough?

Where to view

The Perseids can be viewed by observers in the Northern Hemisphere. If you are planning to view the shower, look between the radiant, which will be in the north-east part of the sky and the zenith (the point in sky directly above you). But don’t worry, you do not have to make any major astronomical calculations. Just lay a blanket on the ground, lie down and let your eyes wander around the sky - you will be bound to spot the shower sooner or later.
When to view

The best time to view the Perseids, or most other meteor showers is when the sky is the darkest. Most astronomers suggest that depending on the Moon’s phase, the best time to view meteor showers is right before dawn.
How to view

There isn’t a lot of skill involved in watching a meteor shower. Here are some tips on how to maximize your time looking for the Perseids:

• Get out of the city to a place where city and artificial lights do not impede your viewing
• If you are out viewing the shower during its peak, you will not need any special equipment. You should be able to see the shower with your naked eyes.
• Carry a blanket or a comfortable chair with you - viewing meteors, just like any other kind of star gazing is a waiting game, and you need to be comfortable. Plus, you may not want to leave until you can’t see the majestic celestial fireworks anymore.
• Check the weather and moonrise and moonset timings for your location before you leave, and plan your viewing around it.

Peanut Butter Jelly

Do I look north east so?

Rucking_Fetard

Peanut Butter Jelly wrote: »

Do I look north east so?

yup.

Peanut Butter Jelly

Just spotted one!!!

is mise spartacus

Been looking north east for a while now and nothing

is mise spartacus

Never mind just saw a good few
delighted

Lapin

Faze11 wrote: »

2 flying over Galway now

Meteors?

Are you sure you weren't seeing the International Space Station and ATV which were passing overhead at the time you posted?

I only ask, as a meteor would have come and gone by the time you typed '2 flying' in your post above.

The ISS and ATV are due to pass over again at 23.57 tonight so we get another chance to see them.

Rucking_Fetard

is mise spartacus wrote: »

Been looking north east for a while now and nothing

is mise spartacus wrote: »

Never mind just saw a good few
delighted

Ah, been out a few times and nothing. Booo.

I'l go again in abit.

is mise spartacus

Rucking_Fetard wrote: »

Ah, been out a few times and nothing. Booo.

I'l go again in abit.

I literally turned to go back inside and just saw them

EoghanIRL

Super moon looks cool .

Kat97

Saw a shooting star a half hour ago to the right of the big dipper Literally looked like a firework, first proper one I've ever seen! The moon also looks really bright! Im living in Dublin but luckily I'm in the countryside this week visiting family so I have a perfect, clear sky with no street lights or anything. It's amazing, I could look at it for hours!

ankaragucu

First ISS pass tonight was the better of the two.However just before the second one I saw a bright meteor and then during the ISS pass another meteor in the same region of the sky.Spectacular.All in all, its been a great night.Have to go to bed now, up early tomorrow!

Stargate

A few Photos i took of the Moon tonight as it rose above the horizon over Passage West , just outside Cork City .

novarock

Just saw a proper yellow fireball type meteor heading southwest -> Northeast from the orange street lighted D6!

coolbeans

I'm living in Writtle, Essex at the moment and I'm seeing what to all intents and purposes is a black hued rainbow at 2230. I tried a picture but it wouldn't come out on my smartphone. I've never imagined such a thing! Anyone ever known of similar. I think it's definitely associated with the sky now clouding up and pain coming in. Lasted about ten minutes. A perfect arc running right across the English countryside.

Delightfully Bright

coolbeans wrote: »

I'm living in Writtle, Essex at the moment and I'm seeing what to all intents and purposes is a black hued rainbow at 2230. I tried a picture but it wouldn't come out on my smartphone. I've never imagined such a thing! Anyone ever known of similar. I think it's definitely associated with the sky now clouding up and pain coming in. Lasted about ten minutes. A perfect arc running right across the English countryside.

I saw one in the west of Ireland earlier as well. I'd guess that the supermoon replaced the sun as the light source and it formed normally after that. The black hue was probably because of the dark sky.

coolbeans

Just had what I think was sheet lightning. I saw no fork but everything just sparked up. Nice clear bit in the sky now with the previous clouds blocking out the moon.

coolbeans

The moonbow I saw had a black hued colour gradient from red to blue. Really extraordinary ( for me anyway) .

Maximus_1

Saw this last night in the west, fantastic. Had to look a few times to check what I was really seeing and then consult with google but yep, I saw a moonbow, didn't know they existed!

EoghanIRL

It peaks tonight. August the 12th is the best night to observe the meteors.

Marje

Hope the clouds will go away so I can see something.

Per link below from Nasa, the projected peak viewing is 3-4 a.m.

http://www.nasa.gov/watchtheskies/perseids-2014.html#.U-o76vldV8E

EoghanIRL

3 shooting stars in 5 minutes . It's giving a great show.

browner85

Just seen one there always a surreal sight 😱

Kersh

Seen a couple there, but Im beginning to lose to the clouds

EoghanIRL

Marje wrote: »

Hope the clouds will go away so I can see something.

Per link below from Nasa, the projected peak viewing is 3-4 a.m.

http://www.nasa.gov/watchtheskies/perseids-2014.html#.U-o76vldV8E

I don't think i will stay up that late . Results in the morning . Very tempting though .

selfbuildkk

Seeing plenty tonight in the Southeast, cloudy skies but they weren't long clearing, saw about 20 in the hour. didn't realise 3-4 was the best viewing time so Im hoping to stay awake till then and hoping the clouds that have arrived in the last while have cleared.