Quadrantid meteor shower peaks tonight

[Sonia]

UK only!

The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks tonight (3/1/06) at 18:20 GMT. The radiant being from the constellation of Bootes with an hourly rate of 40 meteors per hour.

[stargeeza]

how many clouds per second do we need to wait for before we see it - or have i missed it ??

[tom.yates]

Clear as a bell in Manchester scope is set up just about to go and get a bru then im off outside.

Tom.

[Sonia]

Clear as a bell in Manchester scope is set up just about to go and get a bru then im off outside.

Tom.

Then it clouds over..

[stargeeza]

GOD I just want to see something with my new scope !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK calm down everyone.

[The Warthog]

OK, OK, scope with meteors doesn't work, guys! They are too fast and too brief to get your scope on, and if you are looking for them through a scope, the meteors will be somewhere else. Just relax and watch.

[Astroman]

For meteor showers, I like to lay back in the chaise-lounge and hold binocs to watch for smoke/vapor trails.

[FLO]

Just relax and watch. 

WH has the right idea, leave the scope indoors and use the garden lounger and perhaps some binocs instead

Steve

[FLO]

Ooops, Astroman beat me to it 8)

[CELESCOPE]

cant see a thing through this FOG

[The Warthog]

I just checked the weather forecast again, hope springing eternal from my breast, but it appears to be quite hopeless. Sometimes the Quarantids reach 120 per hour... *sob*

[FLO]

I am sat here hoping for a call from Greg to say his sky has cleared ... fingers crossed

[stargeeza]

I think the clouds are slowly going

I'm gonna go to bed now and get up at 1AM

(worry about work tomorrow)

[The Warthog]

...and to pee me off even further.....shes turned the security light off tonight.....

Aw, be a good neighbour, tell her that it's OK to turn it on tonight...

[The Warthog]

Aw, be a good neighbour, tell her that it's OK to turn it on tonight...

WH...I'm a lady first and foremost, so I'm politely and in the most nicest way, going to tell you to go away.... :clouds2:

The wife and I are planning to go to Mexico for my birthday, is that far enough? It's never cloudy in Mexico, I hear, and the bathrooms in the hotels have taps marked "S" and "T" for Scotch and Tequila, and the banditos force you to take money at gunpoint, and...

[stargeeza]

WH - you going to Mexico! Its very nice of you to take your wife with you.

Actually my wife makes me do that too when I want to go on holiday

[daz]

I don't mind taking mine...................

It's the bringing back that bothers me!!!

[daz]

Man of the 90's, me!!!

Anyway, back to this meteor shower.....

War of the Worlds could be taking place outside, I just wouldn't know through the fog.....

[The Warthog]

WH - you going to Mexico! Its very nice of you to take your wife with you.

Actually my wife makes me do that too when I want to go on holiday

OH, she's going to Cancun, I'm going to Puerto Vallarta.

[Astroman]

I love tequila! Tequila is not so fond of me, such a pity. :pukeright:

[lunator]

I love tequila! Tequila is not so fond of me, such a pity. :pukeright:

I only do tequila at stag do and fortunately all my mates are married now.

It's still 100% cloudy here although it has stopped raining.

I've been forced to watch Arsenal & Man U play. I have to say it disappoints me but Chelsea have nothing to worry about this season.

[The Warthog]

Well, I may take a peek outside to see if I can see any quadrantids, although i don't believe I will.

[Sonia]

...and to pee me off even further.....shes turned the security light off tonight.....

Thats Sods law for ya

[FLO]

I am sat here hoping for a call from Greg to say his sky has cleared ...

He phoned

Its raining 

Steve

[Greg]

I am sat here hoping for a call from Greg to say his sky has cleared ... fingers crossed

As you can tell from the time of the post  - Errrrr No!

Just doing some research!

Drizzle

Thick cloud

Doom and Gloom

Greg