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Perseid meteor shower

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I haven't looked but my wife and daughter went out last night and witnessed three shooting stars in the space of ten minutes, apparently, with a clear sky you could see up to seventy shooting stars an hour.

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Excellent. We've not seen any this year.
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Mervyn and Trish wrote: 14 Aug 2018, 09:09
Excellent. We've not seen any this year.
Hi Sir Merv.....You might like to set your alarm clock as the best time to witness this event is between 2am and 4am

let me know how many you have seen tomorrow :)

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Onelife wrote: 14 Aug 2018, 11:01
Mervyn and Trish wrote: 14 Aug 2018, 09:09
Excellent. We've not seen any this year.
Hi Sir Merv.....You might like to set your alarm clock as the best time to witness this event is between 2am and 4am

let me know how many you have seen tomorrow :)

:wave:
I could tell you now...…! :crazy:

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Re: Perseid meteor shower

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Mervyn and Trish wrote: 14 Aug 2018, 11:15
Onelife wrote: 14 Aug 2018, 11:01
Mervyn and Trish wrote: 14 Aug 2018, 09:09
Excellent. We've not seen any this year.
Hi Sir Merv.....You might like to set your alarm clock as the best time to witness this event is between 2am and 4am

let me know how many you have seen tomorrow :)

:wave:
I could tell you now...…! :crazy:

Thought so. ..sweet dreams! :thumbup:

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Nothing to be seen here, too cloudy!

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Happydays wrote: 14 Aug 2018, 15:35
Nothing to be seen here, too cloudy!
Hi Happydays....you'll probably have better luck at 12.45am :)

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Up until midnight is ok for me after that I I'm in bed 😴

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