Astronomy / Space Watch the Camelopardalids (METEORS!)

Dinosawer · May 23, 2014

Guys! And girls too, of course!
The night of 23/24 May, there's a new meteor shower to see and it might be huge! Predictions range from 100 to 400 meteors an hour (normal big showers have 60 at max), which would be awesome.
So if it's not cloudy where you live, don't miss this, if we're lucky it might be something you only see once in your life!
More info:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astr...new_meteor_shower_from_comet_209p_linear.html

Yaffle · May 23, 2014

Dinosawer said:
Guys! And girls too, of course!
The night of 23/24 May, there's a new meteor shower to see and it might be huge! Predictions range from 100 to 400 meteors an hour (normal big showers have 60 at max), which would be awesome.
So if it's not cloudy where you live, don't miss this, if we're lucky it might be something you only see once in your life!
More info:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astr...new_meteor_shower_from_comet_209p_linear.html

As ever forecast for cloud. Which is just flippin' typical.

Dinosawer · May 23, 2014

Yaffle said:
As ever forecast for cloud. Which is just flippin' typical.

Same here

We can always hope for a miracle...

Riedquat · May 23, 2014

yep, there's been a lot of cloud the last few days, but here's hoping!

thanks for the link.

Zieman · May 23, 2014

Oh well

Slate’s Bad Astronomy blog said:
That will occur on May 24, at about 07:20 UTC

might be a bit too light for the shower in Europe...

Dinosawer · May 23, 2014

On the max is better than seven hours before but I just saw a meteor anyway.

Edit: seems the peak is indeed short and I just got lucky. Our American brethren and sistren will have better luck. Oh well.

Brett C · May 24, 2014

Where I am at here in the states, there's too much cloud cover to even see anything in the sky. Sad night for me, i was looking forward to it.

Dinosawer · May 24, 2014

Brett C said:
Where I am at here in the states, there's too much cloud cover to even see anything in the sky. Sad night for me, i was looking forward to it.

I feel your pain, I've missed a lot more meteor showers due to bad weather than I've seen them. :-\

Dinosawer · May 25, 2014

Well, we didn't miss a huge show apparently, which is of some comfort:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/05/25/camelopardalids_2014_not_as_strong_as_hoped.html

metatheurgist · May 26, 2014

Dinosawer said:
Well, we didn't miss a huge show apparently, which is of some comfort:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/05/25/camelopardalids_2014_not_as_strong_as_hoped.html

Pfft! Seems to be the way with every astronomical event recently!