[Colosis]

Thanks for the tip - I'll be watching.

[Coop]

I remember going out on the balcony 2-3 years ago to watch this with my wife. We saw plenty of the normal shooting stars, but then one large one appeared to be heading directly down on top us (of course, still WAY up in the sky) before exploding in a large fireball. It was incredibly impressive!

[eccentric]

Thanks for the reminder and the laugh (if it's cloudy go back to bed). We lay outside on the trampoline to watch these in the summer. October isn't as much fun, shiver....

[Republic]

Thanks for the tip! I'm gonna set the alarm and watch the show!

[Zuben Elgenubi]

This is my second favorite shower and it's been quite beautiful the past few years. I'll be up at the peak. But wait for the Leonids in November. Now that's going to be a terrific show for sure.

[steveo]

... perhaps unleashing a meteor shower of thousands of shooting stars per hour.

They ALWAYS say that!

[MistrX]

What ever happened to the astronomy pic of the day?

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Cloud free ( I hope, going out now ) btt.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

All clouds here, but warm outside. I hope somebody got to see it.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

I should also suggest another nice display this month.

Many people have never observed Mercury but on Oct 30, Mercury makes its farthest elongation form the sun and is easy to view. What makes it special on this day is that Mercury resides less than one degree from Venus. To view, look to the eastern sky 45 minutes before sunrise. As you may know, Venus is the third brightest object in the sky (behind the sun and moon). For this reason, Venus will be very easy to sight and since Mercury is so close, you should be able to view both planets quite well. Actually, there are five days on either side of the 30th where Mercury is near enough to Venus to sight positively.

I’m really waiting for the Leonids, tho. In the 19th century, some Leonid meteor showers where so great that it looked as if an illuminated umbrella covered the sky!

[blam]

Thanks for the heads up. But, I did remember.