Meteor Shower

[Dominic Harper]

Did anyone see the Meteor shower over the NW of the UK last night, Ithink it was around 9pm. I was in the back garden and the view that I saw cross the sky was absolutely amazing, I know I will unlikely witness anything like that again that close to this neck of the woods. I'm always star gazing and I have a telescope, but that was something else. There are some images on the internet, just wondered if anyone on here had seen it to.

Natalie;)

[Ali Tait]

Yes, we caught the last of it over the skies of Dunfermline. Just pure luck. Quite a sight!

[archiesdad]

Yes, we caught the last of it over the skies of Dunfermline. Just pure luck. Quite a sight!
Bugger missed it last night, too drunk at 11 bells to be outside.

[Ali Tait]

Nah, it was at about 9 o'clock.

[Trickie_Dickie]

Apparently, it was not a meteor shower but space junk re-entering the atmosphere. Didn't see it myself.

[synsei]

It appeared just before 11pm here as was reported on the BBC website. It was spectacular. I don't think it was a meteor though as there were just too many pieces and they were travelling too slowly. Looked more like a piece of space junk breaking up on re-entry to me, and a big piece at that... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19683687 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9559670/Spectacular-meteor-shower-over-Britain.html