Posted on 05/24/2014 10:56:17 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
Using a night vision monocular I saw many little, faint streaks. Not one exciting one via unaided eye. I stayed out from 1:30 EST to 4AM. What a dud.
a dark back yard filled with countless fireflies.
Miniature meteors.....
Fireflies in Forest, Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
http://www.artinnaturephotography.com/images/large/L-fireflies-smoky-mountains-forest-20130611_1082.jpg
Same thing here in north cental Ohio.I went out at 3AM,spent 30 minutes looking-saw nothing.
It was a lot like watching wine age....but less fun.
What did we learn? Never, never trust an astronomer. I bet they beat their children too.
Hey, it’s just gettin’ started. :’) It’s really a matter of timing, and comets don’t shed uniformly during their transits. Some of the named annual showers in the mid-19th century were spectacular, and people awaited them, until one year they basically didn’t show up. There was barely a peep out of them until well into the 20th century. Thanks Jack Hydrazine, extra to APoD.
Comet to pass by Earth closely after meteor shower
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/us/meteor-shower/
Cool! Do you have a link where we can watch it live?
Thanks!
I sat out for over 30 minutes and saw a grand total of one. My 9-year-old son who currently is obsessed with astronomy was upset the next morning because I had not woken him up. Fortunately, this story confirms my reason for not waking him.
Is that what the consensus said?
If lightning bugs fascinate you, look into going up to Elkmont in the Smokies this summer, they really put on a show. People drive in from all over just to sit and watch. They’re synchronized, light up in waves across the trees and vegetation. Very unusual.
That photo is from Elkmont.
We watched last night, and while it wasn’t ‘epic’, the event was fairly impressive.
Thanks cc.
Thats’ just surreal ... and very cool! :)
The shower actually happened, but on the alternate Earth that has been warming the last 15 years.
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