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I ask because I saw two shooting stars within the past week. And then tonight, I saw a HUGE bright shooting star that tripped me out! It was really sweet. So I asked my co-workers how often they've seen shooting stars. One responded only once in her life. Another responded not often at all. I then googled and found different opinions: some say it's a rarity while others say you should catch a shooting star once every fifteen minutes or so. I hardly ever catch shooting stars so I thought it was nice to be on a roll catching three within a week. By the way, I live in Southern California. Oh and another thing, I'm not lounging staring at the sky all night long. I caught the stars on my way back home from work and during break. Last edited by Peleke4; 09-17-2007 at 08:14 AM. |
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I think I saw one years ago. I was sitting in a car waiting for my husband to come out when I saw a small white streak in the sky that only lasted for a split second. I just spent the weekend at an undeveloped beachside town. We were on the beach first night and the stars were the brightest I've seen for years. If it wasn't so cold I should have stayed watching for shooting stars, maybe next time. |
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Matthew, I'm glad you asked that! My early morning walk often takes me out in my neighborhood before daylight, depending on the season, and I have seen numerous shooting stars over the past year or so. For a while it seemed like I saw one every morning! Just a wink from the Universe, I said to myself |
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To raise your chances of seeing one, go out on a moonless, cloudless night away from city lights on these dates, and look roughly to the northeast : Orionids, October 21 Leonids, November 18 Geminids, December 14 (dates from StarDate Online) |
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I drive to work between 5-6 in the morning. Back when I took the (treeless) interstate, I saw quite a few every fall. Now, thanks to road destruction, I take tree-lined back roads, so I don't get to see anywhere near as many anymore.
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I've seen oodles of shooting stars in my life. But you do have to be out at the right time (5-6 am is good, WanderingOak) and it does need to be clear and dark - away from city lights and obstructions, and, like most things in life, you have to be looking for them. The best meteor shower ever was during a trip to Colorado years ago. A bunch of us were hiking and camped high on a mountain overnight. The sky was so black and the stars so close. There was one meteor after another - it was almost like watching fireworks. Quite impressive. Thanks for the dates cdn - I'll make a note to watch the sky. |
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In the most recent lunar eclipse my wife, daughter and I went out to marvel at a reddish moon. They both saw a shooting star, but by the time I turned around I had missed it. I think you've got to be just laying back watching for them. |
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If you stare at the night sky for over 15 minutes, you will see one. Recently, there was a huge meteor shower passing through that has caused there to be more "shooting stars" than "normal," some in color and some lasting quite long.
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Awww that's no fair. I have only seen a single shooting star in my life, but I would love to see them more often. I stargaze often enough, so I figure my chances of seeing them are higher than normal. At least that's my reasoning. |
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