The Stars Are Falling ...

[Misty_Morning]

Yep.

It's that time of year again.

Tonight (this morning) is supposed to be the best time to view the Leonid Showers.

Just made some hot cocoa, cuz it's gonna be a blistery 58F around 2 AM.


Anyone else settling in for the show?

 

[Misty_Morning]

psst...I also have some peppermint schnapps too....just to keep the thermostat up and going...

 

[trysail]

The Leonid Meteor Shower:

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/images/leonids2009/skymap_north.gif

 

[sr71plt]

Saw from on a clear night on a mountain top in the Mediterranean. Spectacular. And don't think I'd see them that well around where I live.

 

[Misty_Morning]

Saw from on a clear night on a mountain top in the Mediterranean. Spectacular. And don't think I'd see them that well around where I live.

Prolly not. This year won't be as spectacular as years before.

I have seen some good ones when least expecting them. In fact, the first year I saw them, I didn't even know what they were...thought I was having a flash back or sumpthin.

But all in all...I guess nothing will ever compare to the time I was nearly hit by a meteorite.

No shit.


After that, nothing compares.

But still, it'll be nice to see those things zinging across the sky and not towards me. LOL.

 

[Dragonlipz]

Yep.

It's that time of year again.

Tonight (this morning) is supposed to be the best time to view the Leonid Showers.

Just made some hot cocoa, cuz it's gonna be a blistery 58F around 2 AM.


Anyone else settling in for the show?

Too much cloud cover and rain in this area - Puget Sound....

 

[slyc_willie]

Prolly not. This year won't be as spectacular as years before.

I have seen some good ones when least expecting them. In fact, the first year I saw them, I didn't even know what they were...thought I was having a flash back or sumpthin.

But all in all...I guess nothing will ever compare to the time I was nearly hit by a meteorite.

No shit.


After that, nothing compares.

But still, it'll be nice to see those things zinging across the sky and not towards me. LOL.

Now that's a story that demands telling.

I remember being on the island of Gotsland back in the mid-nineties and we all witnessed a shower. Not too much interference in the atmosphere and the skies were clear. That was a hell of a sight, like watching giant fireflies burning themselves out.

A little too much glare in the skies above San Antonio, I'm afraid. These days, we're lucky to see Venus sometimes.

 

[Liar]

It's so foggy I can't see the buildings across the street.

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

Overcast, raining, trying to snow. Like I couldn't see a this unless it landed in my bloody yard

 

[jomar]

I don't do 2am anymore.

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

6:17 AM and still totally dark. I just went outside. THERE IS NO SKY. CHICKEN LITTLE WAS RIGHT!

 

[DG Hear]

Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket.
Never let it fade away.

I love that song.

Falling stars, and Misty Morning kind of goes together.
I'm a dreamer at heart.
DG