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08-13-2012, 08:32 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
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meteor showers
Peak was the other night, but tonight will be the next best chance since its been overcast and cloudy since......
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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08-14-2012, 07:41 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Rocks Village
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I was out there while you were writing this. I had no idea it was a "special" event.
I was one of the best shows I've seen in the past few years. The first one was very early as it streaked through a faded sunset, then it was one every few minutes for the rest of the night.
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08-14-2012, 09:02 PM
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Chris Blouin
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Warren, RI
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Watched it last night while fishing the surf, made the action even better.
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08-23-2012, 01:14 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: north shore
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craziest meteor/'shooting star' i saw this morning...was just after first light and this thing went nearly across the span of the sky turning red and green before petering out...totally cool to see although for a moment i thought we were under attack...
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08-23-2012, 01:49 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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I saw same one this morn while I was at canal. Cool colors. Made me wonder what it was.
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08-23-2012, 05:07 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hyde Park, MA
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One of my favorites was during the Leonid while sitting on the wall at Brant Rock 10+ years ago.
It was a crystal clear sky, and although they weren't too numerous there were a few that lit up the sky. The one that stood out in my mind was a "fireworks" special. It hit the atmosphere at an odd angle and literally exploded into a fountain like sparkle. It didn't "shoot" acroos the sky, it just dropped like a big sparkler.
For me fishing at night just isn't complete if I don't see at least one shooting star. It's like an exclamation point on the entire trip.
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08-23-2012, 05:13 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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this thing this morning was something I had never seen before. the colors were crazy and the way it burned up and lasted was really cool and it was also pretty light out too. During the season I do a lot of all nighters in the boat and watching the stars while trolling is something I look forward too and have seen many sights but this one was something special.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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08-23-2012, 07:27 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: north shore
Posts: 624
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfessorM
this thing this morning was something I had never seen before. the colors were crazy and the way it burned up and lasted was really cool and it was also pretty light out too. During the season I do a lot of all nighters in the boat and watching the stars while trolling is something I look forward too and have seen many sights but this one was something special.
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Yes, this was nothing I have ever seen before...even better that just as I was fully digesting what I just witnessed a decent fish crushed the needle I was retrieving...!
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08-23-2012, 08:59 PM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nightfighter
Peak was the other night, but tonight will be the next best chance since its been overcast and cloudy since......
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I'm up in Marin County, CA. Think they will show here? |
No boat, back in the suds.  
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08-24-2012, 05:39 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
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Ten days have paased, Paul. Still get a few per hour, but peak is well past.
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