Missed the big meteor? Me too. Solidarity thread.

[spektrumdx8]

Was out with the band doing a blinding gig !!

Missed the outside light show completely

[r3i]

Missed it here too. Some friends saw it from Bedale, North Yorks some time just before 11pm.

[Stargazer33]

Was going to set up last night to image the moon as it was in a good spot and at a good phase, but the wife hasn't been well lately and we were both tired, so I didn't bother. Clouded up later and rained anyway so glad I didn't waste all that time setting up. It was cloudy here the last time we had one of these 'celebrity' meteors. Oh well maybe next time I am out observing. Meanwhile, I'm going to watch that horizon program on asteroids. Bet it's about a giant one killing all life on Earth! Oh well doom sells TV programmes I suppose!

[Rapallokid]

Brilliant my type of thred.

Missed it , i didnt miss it at all.

I was watching BOND, JAMES BOND on ITV.

[cs1cjc]

I saw it but suspected it was a firework. It was far too bright and brilliant tobe anything else. It did move slow for a firework though...

[sallystar]

I have just seen Brian Cox on Dr Who. That more than made up for last nights disappointment!

[beamish]

shame I missed it too but felt lots better when, after a friend had been banging on about " what sort of astronomer are you ???", I heard it was just space junk ! I had TBH suspected it was judging from the the patterns it made during re-entry on the footage

[Ganymede12]

I have just seen Brian Cox on Dr Who. That more than made up for last nights disappointment!

Same here! It took me a bit by surprise.

[Ags]

Another astronomy fail.

[robbie c]

Cloud here but congrats to everyone that got to see it

[Nathan_Pembs]

Yup I missed it, I was in bed but saw the bright greenish light from it through the curtains. Half asleep I thought it was car headlights or something, so I didn't look out to investigate.

Found out in the morning what it actually was, gutted! lol

[jonathan]

I have just seen Brian Cox on Dr Who. That more than made up for last nights disappointment!

I quite enjoyed that episode, they had quite a lot of British news and such clips, makes a change from the American news banners we typically see in all of those US shows.

I agree - I'd rather have missed the meteor than Dr Brian Cox!

[Ganymede12]

Doctor Who isn't a US show! It's made by the BBC.

Hold on.... I've just understood what you meant!

[LukeSkywatcher]

I was sat at the laptop viewing the forum instead of being outside

Miffed, but serves me right.

If its clear get out there!

Same here. I was at the computer wasting one of the clearest nights for weeks. Even my mother saw it and she was only hanging out washing.

[maclean]

Was gutted :-( Scope was out but was on computer doing something not very important. B4 I went back out uncle phoned up going crazy down the phone about a big ball of fire.

Gutted :-(

[Hypernova]

Had just made it into work for a night shift. Was inside getting changed when it happened

[jonathan]

Knowing our luck, there will be an even bigger one, or maybe two or three, while all of this cloud and rain is going on.

[JB80]

I miss everything, unlikely I would of seen it here anyway and even if one was near enough I wouldn't see it unless it fell on my head most probably.

[keef]

I'm glad i'm not the only one to miss it. I had phone calls the next day telling me about it.

[Eclectic_Mixer]

Meteors! Paah! Seen one you've seen um' all. I remember there being a large fireball when I was a teenager in the 1970's. I missed that too!!!

Geoff

[perrin6]

It's not fair, I'm 47 and still haven't seen a fireball.

[paul schofield]

Missed it too, YouTube for me. Don't know if I would of seen it though due to cloud cover. Very annoying as a friend who lives 5 miles from me seen it perfectly. And he thinks astronomy is boring, not fair.