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Tomorrow night is supposed to be peak for the Lyrics meteors? 10:30 the starlink should go right overhead, didn't see anything tonight.

Mito Man wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:51 pm Today, ok the website says 9:59pm now. Maybe I looked at 19th April but I’m sure it doesn’t show past ones. Maybe I’m going crazy.

I made the same mistake or the website was wrong when I looked earlier.

RobYob wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:14 pm Tomorrow night is supposed to be peak for the Lyrics meteors? 10:30 the starlink should go right overhead, didn't see anything tonight.

Peak, yes, but they’re visible from yesterday for the next few days.

Well I’m glad that’s all cleared up.

Quite dark n clear here.

Spotted the ISS when we were waiting for them, then saw 8 in a row. Very difficult to get a steady image with binoculars but that gave a much better view of the movement.

Cool thanks!

mik wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:15 pm Quite dark n clear here.

Spotted the ISS when we were waiting for them, then saw 8 in a row. Very difficult to get a steady image with binoculars but that gave a much better view of the movement.

Cool thanks!

And I do mean it, this time.

I saw 25+, but only in a train of 3 at the most with big gaps in-between. Pretty cool, might try and photo them tomorrow.

Are you setting an alarm for tomorrow?

Thinking about it I might have to set an alarm for tomorrow, Mik really should be on the case reminding me to do that...

Did you set your alarms? If not, set them for 10:30, there're at it again coming west heading north.

Earlier was epic. I saw a string of around 30, 42 things altogether. Whether or not they were all the same thing I don't know, I'm pretty sure none were meteorites, and the last one went at 90° to the others which seemed odd.

Or maybe 10:04, apparently. Will pop outside at both times because why not.

nuttinnew wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:50 pm last one went at 90° to the others which seemed odd.

Thats what happened to us last nighg before we saw Starlink satellites - have not checked but think it was tbe ISS.

Thanks JonMad, that time didn't show until I refreshed the page.

mik wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:25 pm

nuttinnew wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:50 pm last one went at 90° to the others which seemed odd.

Thats what happened to us last nighg before we saw Starlink satellites - have not checked but think it was tbe ISS.

Happened again a mo ago. I'm sure when I looked on the ISS tracker t'other night after you mentioned it that it won't be visible until the 29th I need to find out more about the meteor shower but nothing I've seen so far has faded out like I'd expect from that. I don't think it was a plane either because I couldn't see any nav lights but if a plane was v.high would you see them with the eye?
Time for the next ones...

“ There is a chance that tonight's 10:34pm/April 21 timing may not be visible (or appear 30 mins before the predicted time, i.e. at 10:04pm). Many reports of failed sightings were received yesterday (April 20). Possible causes: too long after sunset, or satellites being turned by their owner. Still being investigated, sorry! Please try at your own risk. ”

Eh? Fucking Elon musk turning them satellites round to troll us?!

Couldn't see fuck all at 10.04 or just now

Same, I saw a few other random satellites but right now I’m thinking this website is a troll

I didn't see owt at :34 apart from whatever is going SE to NW again. I'll have to find out what it is but I don't know if I cba, I just wanted to go out and look at the pretty lights*, not think about anything. I might not have seen them because there was a cloud/trail going in the same direction they were. It wasn't there 5/10 mins before...

*or sparkly space shite.

I went out at 10:32 and saw nothing. Came back inside and the app I was using said the pass was now at 10:42, by which time I was having a shit.

Yep, I reckon it’s all a wind up

Will try again tomorrow night, I expect.