ehg Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Last night i saw a couple of very bright shooting stars, right here in downtown Toronto. The Perseid meteor shower is starting. The peak is to be around 4-5 am(lew o'clock) Friday. Anytime it is dark and clear the next few days it is worth a look. Especially away from city lights. Just a heads up! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulltron Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 thanks for the heads up!! going up to my cottage at lake nepewassi today for 5 days, will defn' be lightless! hope i get to see some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 A group of us were at a cottage on the West Arm of Nippissing last August during the meteor shower and it was great sitting outside in near total darkness watching it. Fantastic show of Mother Nature at her finest. We're heading back up there again this Saturday but may not see it this year because of the date and also the clouds and rain their predicting. Definetely worth watching if anyone has the chance !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdox Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 I should be on the 401 heading east to Quinte at that time, hopefully will make for a interesting drive and not to much of a distraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsTheBassMan Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Thanks for the heads up EHG! Last year I was driving and saw a crazy meteor shower in Kitchener-Waterloo - it was spectacular. At first we thought it was a plane crashing as everything that was falling was on fire - very intense. Hope to see something like it again. Cheers, Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted August 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Fantastic show of Mother Nature at her finest. Definetely worth watching if anyone has the chance !! If you are outside and it is clear next couple of days Lew, you should see the meteors where you are. Saw some last night, in the city here, after dusk even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted August 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 bump... lots of shooting stars next few nights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XTBrYWrey0&feature=player_embedded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Well I just read up on my new camera for the last couple of hours and changed all my settings to possibly get a few pics or videos of the shower, but alas it is overcast. Maybe tomorrow night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Cloudy here this morning so nothing visible. Oh well, maybe it'll clear up for tonight.....hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Tonight and early morning are supposed to be peak. Will take a look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 (edited) its starting to get dark here now and not a cloud in the sky....maybe ill sit outside int eh heat for a few hours... thanks for the heads up....cheers there is another event that is happening on the 27th of August...it will look like two moons ...hopefully it will be clear that night .. Edited August 13, 2010 by Twocoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raycaster Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 A group of us were at a cottage on the West Arm of Nippissing last August during the meteor shower and it was great sitting outside in near total darkness watching it. Fantastic show of Mother Nature at her finest. We're heading back up there again this Saturday but may not see it this year because of the date and also the clouds and rain their predicting. Definetely worth watching if anyone has the chance !! LEW, heads up. Don't worry about the Meteor Showers, go get the lunker we missed a few weeks ago around Pine Creek! All we caught were baby pikes and a 26" but a VERY big boy came up to the boat in 4' of water...It sat beside the boat and stared at every lure and figure 8 we could show it. It got bored and went right over to our other boat to tease them too. Couldn't believe 2 separate boats saw it over 50 feet apart... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Just saw a couple of meteors while sitting in my back yard. Let me know if you see any. Got work tomorrow so have to pack it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Pretty decent show in this neck of the woods. Watched it from the water for about an hour, then the ride home. S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Very dark here with clear skies this morning so I took my coffee out to the back deck about 3:45 and sat for the next hour watching the light show and it was well worth it. I counted 41 meteors, 5 satellites and 1 bat Great way to start the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieperchhunter Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Heading for the cottage tonight. Is this going to be going on tonight...Friday... as well? I'll make sure I am down at my fav bridge to get a good view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Very dark here with clear skies this morning so I took my coffee out to the back deck about 3:45 and sat for the next hour watching the light show and it was well worth it. I counted 41 meteors, 5 satellites and 1 bat Great way to start the day 41 meteors! sad that i missed it. what time do you go to bed, Lew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbfisher Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 I counted 25 in an hour just passed 1am down here in the city. Was somewhat hazy but there was no mistaking them when they went by. Was nice to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbouck Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 I had no idea this was going on and we were in Restoule. Friday night my boy and I were looking at the stars and saw them non stop, it was Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 I had no idea this was going on and we were in Restoule. Friday night my boy and I were looking at the stars and saw them non stop, it was Awesome! Me too. Spent most nights sitting on a big rock at cottage watching them flying all over the place. Must have seen over 20 one night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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