Dont bother about the time...meteor shower can only be seen at night..
midnight to early morning is the best. BTW the difference is half day..means 12hrs+-
maybe Sunday's early morning still can see. Since they said tonite is the peak..so
maybe tomorrow nite is not as much as tonite.

Therefore, any place can be seen? Do we have to climb up to the mountain? Where is the category that the news @ NASA locate you gave us just now?

This post has been edited by Mr.LKM: Aug 12 2005, 03:37 PM

No fixed time, just look up at any clear patch of sky and be very alert, they move very fast! I usually start observing from 11.00 pm and watch until I fall asleep in my garden in Subang Jaya in the early morning.

As a bonus, Mars will also be up just after midnight and you will start to see the constellation Perseus (where the meteors will seem to come from) after 1.30 a.m. Also try to spot the Andromeda galaxy in the northeast after 10.30 p.m. (hint: use a pair of binoculars).

Other interesting sights: the Pleiades (Seven Sisters) in Taurus just next to Perseus, and then at about 3.30 a.m. be rewarded with the rising of the famous 3 stars-in-a-row, the belt of Orion the Hunter!

Good luck, and happy hunting!

yea. just find a place with skyviews...offcourse climbing mountain is the best for
wider view and clearer sky. Lying on ur roof can also but dont fall asleep too fast!!

climbing mountain in the dark? u must be better than Tom Cruise (ala mission impossible 2)

Since this is the photography (and not astronomy) forum, I thought I better suggest someone try photographing the meteor shower and post some shots here.
Just use any wide angle lens, focus on infinity, mount the camera on a sturdy tripod, aim up to the sky, set camera shutter on `B', and do a long exposure! Even if you don't get any shooting stars, you can admire the nice long star trails........
By the way, old fashioned film cameras are better than modern digital cameras at this kind of photography.

haha..no lar I mean u go and climb now! Maybe u can reach the top just
before midnight. I did shoot some skyview like u said..long time ago...would like to
share the photo also but since it is on film..have to scan first lar..but where did I put it
hah..

that has a familiar ring to it....hahaha.
I have just about given up on cataloging my entire analog photo collection too.

What do meteor showers look like?

I've seen one-off shooting stars before. Are meteor showers like.. a whole barrage of shooting stars?

It would depend on how clear your view of the sky is. Usually we only see the brighter streaks and the occassional fireball and smoke trails. If the air is really clear, and u are lucky enough to be far from civilisation, u might see a barrage of shooting stars.
However, the most we can hope to see in the best spots in Malaysia is probably in the region of a few hundred per hour (i believe this was reported by experienced watchers in Penang last year). In Kuala Lumpur, the most I've ever counted is 15 per hour, which I would consider as good as a storm!
This year, with the haze, zero count is my expectation for Klang valley.

yes2.. so climb the mountain..

Anyone here going to Gunung Ledang tonite?

Right now klang is so hazy i dont think there's anything left to see. BTW, it stinks too.

What does andromeda galaxy look like? Can anyone please post some photos or something? I didnt know we can see galaxies with our naked eye, or even just a binocular! This is all so interesting... first time wandering to the photoshoot forum. Always been interested in astronomy though.

oops...double post

This post has been edited by AdrianA: Aug 13 2005, 12:34 AM

So anyone had any luck with the Perseids this morning?
In Subang Jaya, all I could see was a brave red moon which happily went down to rest at midnite. But it was great to able to see the moon at all! Shows the haze is clearing up a bit.

AdrianA, there are many astronomical objects that we can see with our naked eyes. We just never took the time to think about it or bothered to learn identify them. Your eyes can see, on a clear nite, up to 2,000 stars. How many of us can name even one? (Other than our Sun, of course). Astronomy is one of the few science hobbies which anyone can take up without requiring expensive equipment or a degree, only need your eyes. Just take your time over it, it's not a competition, it's a lifetime of awe and wonder.

Andromeda Galaxy ca. 720 kpc (1 pc = 3.26 lightyears = 3.085678*10^16 m)


So anyone climbed any mountain?

Just imagine...u look at all the stars..But not all are really there..

Anybody has spotted the meteor shower last night? I can't go for it as I was too tired. Hope there will be some in tonight.

Looks like this year's Perseids was a wash out due to the haze.

Next object of interest is the planet Mars which is rapidly approaching a close encounter with Earth in October this year. See whether you can spot the ice caps!

BTW, there's a rumour going round on the internet that Mars will be as big as the Moon this Saturday, 27th August. It's false, but Mars will still be a spectacular sight and ideal for photography in the coming months......

hoho, mars exploration.

Cool man, I am not sure whether I am able to buy a telescope by that date

well, you could start by taking star trails........if you're lucky your camera might catch a shooting star trail