Look Up Tonight

[Llynix]

Topic title/description says it all. If there happen to be clear skies tonight you may want to step outside and look up.

What's special about this shower is that the moon is almost non-exsistent in the sky (new moon was 11th) so if there aren't any clouds, you should have a nice dark sky to look at.

And of course all meteror watchers should know, the less light the better. So shut out the lights in your house and your outside light if you intend on going to your front yard. Usually the best thing to do though is to take a trip out to the country and away from city lights.

If the weather here is good I plan on grabbing the family and taking them about 15 miles south of the city. There you can actually see the edge of the milky way with your naked eye.

Link: (you could probably find a few dozen stories on it )
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2...ower041213.html (http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2004/12/13/meteor-shower041213.html)

[TomServo]

Would be nice... but every frekin time there is a shower the ^%(%^&$%!_@( weather does not cooperate!

I have missed so many meteor showers and northern lights due to Michigan's bastard weather!

Hey NASA guys.. where IS that weather control device I have been wanting?? ;)

[engmike]

Its snowing here, and the light pollution is nill here compared to my home between baltimore and dc

[Thomas Risan]

Originally posted by engmike@Dec 14 2004, 03:53 AM
Its snowing here, and the light pollution is nill here compared to my home between baltimore and dc
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And where would here be?

[Llynix]

Originally posted by Thomas Risan@Dec 13 2004, 09:59 PM
And where would here be?
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Just a gander looking to the left:

From: Virginia Tech

[engmike]

Home of the Hokies B)

[Beansprout]

No clear skies here in southwest England :(

[bull]

I don't think I've ever seen a meteor shower here in England, you can guarantee a cloudy sky anytime there is an astronomical event

[owl]

Originally posted by bull@Dec 15 2004, 01:02 AM
I don't think I've ever seen a meteor shower here in England, you can guarantee a cloudy sky anytime there is an astronomical event
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Soon we will be able to jump into WW to check the weather, real time. Well, a few months ago, I thought WW was impossible! :huh:

[ShockFire]

Originally posted by owl@Dec 15 2004, 07:31 AM
Soon we will be able to jump into WW to check the weather, real time.

* me loads up WW and looks at the weather...
don't bother, it's cloudy :)

[TomServo]

Originally posted by ShockFire@Dec 15 2004, 10:05 AM
* me loads up WW and looks at the weather...
don't bother, it's cloudy :)
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I use Modis for my weather reporting..

It is cloudy 90% of the time everywhere but over the desert :lol:

[Drewbert]

Originally posted by TomServo@Dec 15 2004, 01:52 PM
I use Modis for my weather reporting..

It is cloudy 90% of the time everywhere but over the desert :lol:
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wha? you can look at clouds live? how?

[TomServo]

Originally posted by Drewbert@Dec 15 2004, 03:00 PM
wha? you can look at clouds live? how?
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http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/realtime/2004351/

An image is uploaded about every 5 minutes. That is as close to real time as I have found sofar.

You can also get Modis thru WW as well.

[Drewbert]

Is it just me or does it not show southern florida?

[TomServo]

No one cares about Florida anyway ;)

The images you can get depend on the path and the time the pictures are taken and the direction of travel.

I have a REALLY nice 250meter picture of Michigan that I am going to get made into a poster size print. One of those rare days where the clouds all went away for me.

I am pondering building a mosaic of the US out of the 250 meter images.. maybe.