Anyone else staying up to see the meteor shower?

[NRaleighLiberal]

Last edited Fri May 23, 2014, 06:32 PM - Edit history (1)

It is a new one...the May Camelopardalis shower. Could be spectacular....but these things are unpredictable!

Yes...I will be watching near a lake close to my house with a very dark sky...



So..we reconvene here to share what we saw...hoping it is like the 1999/2000 Leonids!

[stevil]

1. I will try to stay up.

I'll be watching the sky in Palm Springs, CA where the view is very clear.

[Seeking Serenity]

2. What time CDT? (n/t)

[NRaleighLiberal]

20. peak may be 2-4 EST. imprecise though

[awoke_in_2003]

30. I work second shift...

and rarely get to bed before 3AM CST. I will grab my pipe, favorite tobacco, and head outdoors.

[tech3149]

3. Since I pretty much don't sleep, I'll be up

Unfortunately as is usually the case, I will have to deal with cloud cover.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

4. Hoping to, but I doubt we'll stay up til the peak.

We'll probably throw some cherry in the chiminea when it starts to get dark, watch the fire for a while, then let it burn down and watch the skies for a bit, but we're still in baseball season and hockey playoffs, I think, so the housemate will probably spend more of the night indoors than out.

[WhiteTara]

5. We are getting cloud cover.

I'm bummed.

[burrowowl]

6. Yes but it looks like it

will rain in Albuquerque. I hope they open up a bit.

[malaise]

7. Too cloudy here

Will probably be raining

[whathehell]

8. Last I heard, the Midwest is expected to get most visibility..

I hope i can stay up late enough..I think it's going to be between 1 and 2 in the am.

[tblue37]

12. Take a nap. That's what I am going to do. nt

[whathehell]

14. Good idea...Thanks. n/t

[jwirr]

19. Thanks for the info. Will try to be awake to watch.

[whathehell]

38. Sure. n/t

[SidDithers]

9. Completely overcast socked-in up here...

No chance of seeing anything, unfortunately.

Sid

[jwirr]

10. Are there times when it is supposed to be visible in certain areas. I live in northern MN.

[Submariner]

13. Local news says expect peak viewing between 2 & 4 AM here in Maui

[Brickbat]

32. .

http://astrobob.areavoices.com/2014/05/23/weather-prospects-for-tonights-camelopardalids-meet-the-cams-parent-comet-209plinear/

[tblue37]

11. Will take a nap and then get up for it. nt

[SamKnause]

15. Yes.

I have a friend who will call me to make sure I am up and ready for the light show.

[fizzgig]

16. It'll be too cloudy

And the husband works early tomorrow, so I'd have to do it solo.

[hobbit709]

17. won't see nothing here, total cloud cover predicted for all night.

[CBGLuthier]

18. Called on account of rain in my area.

We were planning on getting up but no point as it will still be cloudy.

[Warpy]

21. We're socked in solid here in the high desert

with showers and thunderstorms (look out down wind!) so we won't be able to see a thing.

[surrealAmerican]

22. I might, but ...

... even though it should be clear skies here tonight, there's a lot of light pollution. I'm just outside Chicago.

It sounds like it'll be a good one.

[shenmue]

23. I may

It's about time to break out the telescope again.

[2naSalit]

24. I'm planning to watch

a friend and I have vowed to make sure we watch it, whomever is up at the specified time will call the other to make sure.

Hope it's good, hope it's clear, we have patchy clouds right now and it's 50/50 chance as to whether it will be clear enough to see. Now I have to figure out how to take timed night exposures on my camera with which I am less than confidently familiar.

Good luck everybody, hope we get a good show!

[greatauntoftriplets]

25. It's past my bedtime...

so I'll be

[longship]

26. For once it's going to be clear here in Michigan.

And my sky is dark here -- at least as dark as they get in the lower peninsula.

I have a comfy chair and will bundle up. It is going to be a little chilly tonight.

Hot coffee and bourbon.

[theHandpuppet]

27. Me!

I have my lawn chair all set up on the roof.

[jimlup]

28. Going to get up at 2AM EST /nt

..

[ballabosh]

29. I'd love to, but two things holding me back

First, it's way past my bedtime. When I was younger I caught every one. The Perseids were amazing.

Second, I'm in Chicago now rather than rural western Illinois. There was no light pollution out there. You could see every star. Not so much here.

Keep looking to the stars!

[Earth_First]

31. Unfortunately, we're fighting the weather here tonight...

It's supposed to clear late, so we will either catch some clearing or it will clear out after dawn...

Mostly clear tomorrow night, so we're hoping to be able to catch some action tomorrow night.

To add: I can only hope it's as spectacular as the 99/00 Leonids. That was an epic event!

Happy viewing!

[ashling]

33. Overcast here in DFW area

possible thunderstorms

[William769]

34. If anyone is interested, here is a map of good & bad locations to see it.

[NRaleighLiberal]

35. thanks!

[William769]

36. I'm in a good location.

[NRaleighLiberal]

37. me too..heading out at midnight.

May start a live blog thread at du if it is good.. will have my android phone with me

[johnp3907]

39. I'm always up late on fridays, so I'll be out there.

Some clouds are in the forecast, so I may have to come inside and check in here: http://live.slooh.com/

[yuiyoshida]

40. Wish I could but

Under the City Lights... Its a little difficult to see when you dun own a car...

[Blue_In_AK]

41. We probably won't be able to see it here.

It's too light this time of year.

[Iggo]

42. Shit! Fucking overcast!

It was clear an hour ago, dammit!

(Whittier, CA)

[panader0]

43. Disappointed here in Az

Skies are clear but meteors seem scarce. went outside at 11 PM and stared at the sky to the north. Went in after about 15 minutes to warm up and grab a beer. My neck had begun to hurt. Went back out, watching for snakes, and stared again at the sky, pausing to guzzle cheap beer. Nothing. I finish my beer and proceed to take a leak. (Don't worry, I live in the boonies) Right then, I saw a good one, bright and long and it burst into parts at the end. I went in and got Jeannie. We came out and stared. My neck hurts.

[Hissyspit]

44. I haven't seen a single one here in NC

and it is clear.

[Hissyspit]

45. Oops, there was one.

[2naSalit]

48. I was out at fifteen minute

intervals from midnight (local) to 3:15am. Only saw one and wasn't too keen on hanging with the bear that was near-by. Was partly cloudy until about 12:30 and then was all clear.

No light pollution here but I only saw one nice streamer at about 2:45am. My neck hurt too so I decided to cash in. My friend never called but they had to go to work early so they probably did the right thing.

I may have a look again tonight if it's clear out.

[Earth_First]

46. Any luck out there?

It finally cleared here within the past 15 minutes, however dawn is rapidly approaching.

I guess we'll try for tonight...

[NRaleighLiberal]

47. From my own viewing and watching a NASA chatroom, for whatever reason, the shower was a dud!

I spent a pleasant hour at the edge of a lake near my home - from 2-3 AM EST - serenaded the entire time by a Chuck Will's Widow, various crickets and frogs and some fighting mammals of some sort, along with jumping fish and countless fireflies - it was magical...except only 2 meteors were seen, despite perfect viewing conditions - and I don't think they were part of the Camelopardalids (they were moving in the wrong direction) - one very faint, one a bit better that streaked through the bowl of the big dipper toward Polaris.

Oh well....I also got to see countless deer marauding in and around our neighborhood - they are the REAL managers of where I live (and cause tremendous damage to things that grow - but it isn't their fault - we moved in and took their land!)