Meteor Shower over North America a Dud (Camelopadalids)

NDTV.com ^ | 24MAY2014 | Staff Writer

[MHGinTN]

Using a night vision monocular I saw many little, faint streaks. Not one exciting one via unaided eye. I stayed out from 1:30 EST to 4AM. What a dud.

[minnesota_bound]

a dark back yard filled with countless fireflies.
Miniature meteors.....

Fireflies in Forest, Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
http://www.artinnaturephotography.com/images/large/L-fireflies-smoky-mountains-forest-20130611_1082.jpg

[Farmer Dean]

Same thing here in north cental Ohio.I went out at 3AM,spent 30 minutes looking-saw nothing.

[montaine]

It was a lot like watching wine age....but less fun.

[montaine]

What did we learn? Never, never trust an astronomer. I bet they beat their children too.

[SunkenCiv]

Hey, it’s just gettin’ started. :’) It’s really a matter of timing, and comets don’t shed uniformly during their transits. Some of the named annual showers in the mid-19th century were spectacular, and people awaited them, until one year they basically didn’t show up. There was barely a peep out of them until well into the 20th century. Thanks Jack Hydrazine, extra to APoD.

[SunkenCiv]

Comet to pass by Earth closely after meteor shower
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/us/meteor-shower/

[SunkenCiv]

view the comet online:

http://live.slooh.com/

[cripplecreek]

I saw one last night early but wasn't going to stay up all night.

BTW the ISS Earth viewer is sending back some great photos.

[Ken H]

Cool! Do you have a link where we can watch it live?

[Ken H]

Thanks!

[Vote 4 Nixon]

We saw six between 2 and 4am here in south Ga. I have to admit though that they were some of the slowest meteors I have ever seen. There was a couple in particular that flashed and then slowly pulsed across the sky. I had a mad kid out with me swatting skeeters and asking me every couple of minutes when they were gonna start, lol.

[Hoodat]

I sat out for over 30 minutes and saw a grand total of one. My 9-year-old son who currently is obsessed with astronomy was upset the next morning because I had not woken him up. Fortunately, this story confirms my reason for not waking him.

[Hoodat]

Is that what the consensus said?

[RegulatorCountry]

If lightning bugs fascinate you, look into going up to Elkmont in the Smokies this summer, they really put on a show. People drive in from all over just to sit and watch. They’re synchronized, light up in waves across the trees and vegetation. Very unusual.

[RegulatorCountry]

That photo is from Elkmont.

[KoRn]

We watched last night, and while it wasn’t ‘epic’, the event was fairly impressive.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks cc.

[The Duke]

Thats’ just surreal ... and very cool! :)

[colorado tanker]

The shower actually happened, but on the alternate Earth that has been warming the last 15 years.