...the last few nights have provided us with a great show of shooting stars.....last night, the skies were crystal clear and all constallations were clearly visible to the naked eye.
I stood in my garden at midnight & saw 10 or 12 flash across the sky in as many minutes...astronomers predicted as many as 100 per hour could be seen at 4am this morning.
Did anyone else witness any of this?
I was watching almost every night from Monday onwards. I saw some quite spectacular meteors, especially on Saturday & Sunday nights.
whereabouts in the world are you/is Beaverland 
Did you see many multiple ones, or was it all one-at-a-time stuff?
I was discussing how these things occur with my friend yesterday, and still struggled to comprehend their speed, size and distance from us, even though he's a learned chap & put it all very well. I have only seen meteor showers in pictures. And they are damn beautifull. Can you please post some picts of the meteor shower ?
in here we say rock will rain from the sky... when somebody make a big mistake, shameful thing... 
| Indyan wrote: |
| I have only seen meteor showers in pictures. And they are damn beautifull. Can you please post some picts of the meteor shower ? |
I'm afraid I don't have a cemara that is good enough to capture much at night time...especially moving stuff....it just turns out a blur of streaky light.
My constant frustration though has led me to read up on good cameras though, and (although they're very expensive) I hope I may get one soon. | Indyan wrote: |
| I have only seen meteor showers in pictures. And they are damn beautifull. Can you please post some picts of the meteor shower ? |
spaceweather.com have galleries of such... The latest is from this year's Perseids:: http://www.spaceweather.com/meteors/gallery_12aug07.htm (5 pages of photos). ed. 
Here's a fish-eye lens sample view::
meteor shower ........... aahhh that reminds me of the night that was so magical and great and cool..
well i live in india and few years back there was meteor shower .. i think the same shower that this topic is about......
that was so marvellous that it was hard to believe that we are not in a planatoriummm
