Weekend of Meteor Showers

Post by **zong** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:17 pm

Hi all,

I am planning to do something bigger this time round for Perseids. I hope to plan 2 overnight sessions just to see the meteor showers, one on Friday night, and the next one on Saturday. In order to reach the most number of newbies, I plan to do the Friday one at Turf City, and the Saturday one at East Coast Park area between Carpark C4 and D1. That would allow people from East and West all to enjoy the shower. How does that sound?

My only fear now would be that the haze would flood the place by August, and ruin BOTH nights. What do you guys think?

Post by **zong** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:19 pm

No replies.. does that mean that nobody is interested in the Perseids?

Maybe I should push this event down to the Leonids with a higher chance of catching the shower?

Clifford60 · Post by **Clifford60** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:35 pm

It seems like nowadays no one is replying to ob session. You may need to call them.

mySG_jy · Post by **mySG_jy** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:29 pm

well should compile a contact list

Meng Lee · Post by **Meng Lee** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:01 am

I think Leonids has passed its 33 years peak, not much point making a big event out of Leonids.

Go for the more reliable ones like Geminids and Perseids.

Post by **weixing** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:00 am

Hi,

No replies.. does that mean that nobody is interested in the Perseids?

IMHO, the reason is that most meteor shower in Singapore had been disappointing and the peak period fall on a New Moon period which many people might had their own observation plan.

Have a nice day.

Tachyon · Post by **Tachyon** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:50 am

Frankly, I have a bad habit - I get bored easily. Which is why meteor showers and lunar eclipses fail to excite me anymore. The last time I watched a lunar eclipse was like "C'mon... move faster... get it over with so I can go back to sleep"!

Canopus Lim · Post by **Canopus Lim** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:02 pm

Singapore meteor showers are disappointing.. but still can be seen! My best was last year's Geminid when I saw more than 10 in an hour.

When is the peak of the Perseids?

Post by **zong** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:10 am

According to the Internet, this year's perseids peak is around 10-14 Aug. I planned for 10 and 11 Aug.

Yea.. few of us are interested in meteor showers anymore due to the many reasons.. but hey, it is still interesting. I think i will never get sick of meteors. And.. even if WE do get past the stage of meteors, the public might never get sick of it. Holding such a public ob would probably help getting more of them into the astronomy scene.. That's why I'm still trying to hold these meteor shower obs, so that anyone can inform their friends that there will be such a thing coming... Sometimes, it's not about the meteors too. It could also be a night to catch up with your friends after inviting them there. Or it could be a chance to tell some stories about the stars that we can see, even if we can't see any meteor.. Anything to teach people about the night sky and make them aware of the gems up there.

jiahao1986 · Post by **jiahao1986** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:02 am

Normally Perseids will be at it's peak between Aug 12th and 13th. This year International Meteor Organization predit it to be around 5h —7h30m UT, Aug 13th, and a possible peak to be around 15UT, Aug 13th.

Perseids is the first meteor showever I saw, back in 1996. So far it seldom let me down. However, cos the radiant is low for Singapore, it will be less amazing than northern latitudes, but still worth trying.

Jia Hao