Posted on 12/03/2007 10:15:46 AM PST by MarineBrat
Pray that we don’t get a ‘big one’.
We have to do our viewing when it is clear. Last night was clear and there was a meteor out of Gemini. Also, comet Holmes is still visible and Mars is moving retrograde right next to a bright star and you can see the difference in position from day to day.
The existing showers don’t have any big ones. They are all busted up long ago. The Geminids are already being seen, which means they are spread out over a relatively large section of space. That’s a sign of age: spreading.
Tag for reference. Hoping for clear skies. Tonight’s star party went no-go cause we can’t see jack.
It was incredibly clear here last night. The sky was black as coal, even with the waning crescent Moon. Last night I woke up around 2:30am and went outside to take a peek. I was rewarded by a blazing fast meteor out of Gemini, about 40 degrees long. It had nothing of note other than high speed and uniformity.
Orion, Gemini, Taurus, Canis Major/Minor, etc, were incredible. This is my favorite part of the sky. I can rattle off the names of at least a dozen or more bright stars in these early winter constellations. If it hadn't been so darned cold I'd have rolled out the scope to get a peek at Mars and Orion.
Maybe Holmes will do another outburst before it leaves us (/crosses fingers)
Mars however on Friday was awesome through my scopes.
What part of the country are you in? Our skies were as clear as I've ever seen them last night. (Central-Eastern San Joaquin Valley, California) During the day the mountains look like they're seen through a vacuum.
An undesirable effect of the clear skies around here is bitter cold. I had to run a propane heater on my favorite lemon tree all night. Lord help my avacado trees!
Yeah, been watching the Holmes for a few weeks now. It was pretty soft last nite.
I love watching the Perseids, and will catch this one....we’re in the dark desert and I’m always up a couple of hours before daylight anyhow.
I've noticed that as well, particularly with regards to my waist...
You can't be Sirius.
Idaho. We been catching overcast and mostly cloudy skies for about a week or so. Cleared up real nice on Friday for a few hours then by Sat morning was mucked up again.
I will be able to view without being outside in the colld........the door to my upstairs deck faces due west :)
Prayer is HIGHLY recommended these days. There are signs in the heavens...Acts 2:17-21 Pay particular attention to verse 19.
WooHoo! Our daughter flies home from college that evening, and she and I will attend a concert in Cambridge. We’ll be getting home just in time for this to start. We’ll just have to bundle up and sit outside and chat all night while we’re watching the sky! Might be a good reason to go ahead and get a chiminea!
Where, in the sky, is comet Holmes?
The only way I'm up before daylight is if I haven't gotten to bed yet! I'm a bad night owl ;o)
Please, call me Shirley!
Comet Holmes is about halfway between Mars and Polaris. It is a fuzzy white patch still easy to see.
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