planthelper Posted January 13, 2014 there is a small chance, comet ison will produce a meteor shower. it's said the comet broke up, in perihelion, so maybe this will increase the chance of a meteor shower.the almost full moon will set around 3 am tonight, so from this time till dawn, I would look out for them!http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/444877-comet-ison-update-meteor-activity-possible-on-january-15/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeyMagic Posted January 13, 2014 Hmm. My Un-garaged Hyundai has survived multiple hail storms, bird crap, bat crap, extreme heat, wind, rain and me... how bad could a meteor storm be...??? Perhaps I should put some padding on the windows... Have there been any estimates of how much debris, and size of, still out there? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert&Ernie Posted January 13, 2014 Would this be dangerous for the ISS? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted January 13, 2014 ^ guys, meteor showers are normal, frequent events. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shonman Posted January 14, 2014 Plus, if you can find some meteorites, many are worth their weight in gold to collectors.... Bust out the metal detector! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamwalker. Posted January 16, 2014 I read tonight's the night.................................but not much expected.................. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted January 17, 2014 most likely, there will be no activity but, one has to try often to get lucky, regarding observing a spectacular meteor shower. I did more research, the radiant (the spot where the meteors seem to emerge from, is speculated, to be leo. http://www.universetoday.com/108084/a-possible-meteor-shower-from-comet-ison/ leo will rise, in the east, depending on your location, around 9pm. in short, look east close to the horizont, if trying early evening, the radiant is very close to the moon, which makes things even harder... observing meteors, after midnight or even better very early in the morning, should give better results, because, earth will, face the radiant more directly. in other words, it's a bit like when rain drops hit, the windows of a car, in forward motion, the front screen will get more hit's than the back window. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
