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OB'rs... Go outside right now and look up

Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:02 am
Posted by faxis
La.
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:02 am
This meteor shower is pretty damn amazing. Best I've ever seen and I watch them every chance I get.
Posted by NimbleCat
Member since Jan 2007
9008 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:13 am to
Too Bright here...not seeing anything.
Posted by faxis
La.
Member since Oct 2007
7773 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:16 am to
We're getting socked in by clouds now and I'm still seeing them between them and lighting them up from behind. Seeing as many as five a minute. Then you'll go a minute or two then they come in again. Just amazing.

They were saying this might be two different showers at once and from the way these seem to be just everywhere I think they are probably right. They aren't all radiating from Gemini.
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
46380 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:18 am to
Which direction?
Posted by faxis
La.
Member since Oct 2007
7773 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:20 am to
They're all over. Just look straight up with as much sky as you can see and you'll see them. Most are dim, but you won't miss them if you don't have a bad light problem.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:26 am to
Nothing but clouds and snow.
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
46380 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:28 am to
I walked out on my balcony and saw one every 5-10 seconds in the southern sky. Very cool...
Posted by Corn Dawg Nation
Member since Oct 2009
3649 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:32 am to
Wick look out to the north
This post was edited on 12/14/12 at 12:33 am
Posted by faxis
La.
Member since Oct 2007
7773 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:35 am to
#AstronomyBoner

lol

Checked twitter and people are flipping out.
Posted by Corn Dawg Nation
Member since Oct 2009
3649 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:37 am to
I wish I hadn't seen this thread. I need sleep but love this kind of shite
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
46380 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:38 am to
quote:

Wick look out to the north


Even though I could go look by getting out of bed and walking 15' to the balcony; I don't want to get out of the warm bed again...
Posted by Corn Dawg Nation
Member since Oct 2009
3649 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:39 am to
They falling down everywhere here on the diversion!!!
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
46380 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:40 am to
quote:

They falling down everywhere here on the diversion!!!


frick, ok I'll go look...
Posted by faxis
La.
Member since Oct 2007
7773 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:41 am to
This is a once in a lifetime thing. NW La is getting socked in by clouds now though so I'm probably done.

Damn that was cool. Glad I was there.
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
46380 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:46 am to
quote:

faxis


Thanks for the heads up, otherwise I wouldn't have gone and looked.

There were a ton falling will long burn times in the north sky. My home blocks a good bit of the view to the north but I still saw plenty while shaking in the cold...
Posted by Corn Dawg Nation
Member since Oct 2009
3649 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:47 am to
quote:

faxis

Posted by faxis
La.
Member since Oct 2007
7773 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:48 am to
I figured if anybody would appreciate it you guys would.

Glad yall got to see it. It will be going all morning and into tomorrow night but I can't imagine it could ever be this good. This was nuts.
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
46380 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:50 am to
Early 2000's I was in the duck blind waiting on daylight and it was incredible, like pixie dust in the sky...
Posted by faxis
La.
Member since Oct 2007
7773 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:51 am to
My mother saw that one and I never forgave her for not calling me to wake me up.

Damn woman.
Posted by SpicyStacy
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Member since Aug 2010
13344 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 12:52 am to
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