Comments on: Flee? Not Me! http://www.courtneyhoskins.com/blog/2008/10/31/flee-not-me/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:47:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://www.courtneyhoskins.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/c411faa5c0955d3.png" alt="Liam MonsterID Icon" height="65" width="65"/> Liam http://www.courtneyhoskins.com/blog/2008/10/31/flee-not-me/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Liam MonsterID Icon Liam Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:25:16 +0000 http://www.quartzfilms.com/blog/?p=395#comment-208 I was at Kung Fu standing out side with Kevin the Red when we saw that. It was COOL!!! I was at Kung Fu standing out side with Kevin the Red when we saw that. It was COOL!!!

]]> By: The Cutting Room Floor » War of the Worlds 2.0 http://www.courtneyhoskins.com/blog/2008/10/31/flee-not-me/comment-page-1/#comment-205 The Cutting Room Floor » War of the Worlds 2.0 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:46:58 +0000 http://www.quartzfilms.com/blog/?p=395#comment-205 [...] Flee? Not Me! [...] [...] Flee? Not Me! [...]

]]> By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://www.courtneyhoskins.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/102cb992ca29b0b.png" alt="admin MonsterID Icon" height="65" width="65"/> admin http://www.courtneyhoskins.com/blog/2008/10/31/flee-not-me/comment-page-1/#comment-207 admin MonsterID Icon admin Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:41:59 +0000 http://www.quartzfilms.com/blog/?p=395#comment-207 Hi Chris, I've clarified the true origins of these videos in my latest blog post- sorry to (sort of) mislead. The first two were actually captured two years ago. While they took place at the right time of the year, they were clearly NOT a meteor shower (and the Quadrantids are not usually worth waking up in the wee hours to observe). It was actually a piece of space junk re-entering the atmosphere. I DO, however, remember the Leonids of '01! I was living in Brooklyn at the time and it was the first time I had returned to my rooftop after having watched the twin towers burn down from that vantage point. That particular show was SO spectacular that I was able to see meteors IN NYC (you can hardly see STARS there on a good night)! One spectacular fireball flew right over the city skyline. Incredible. It was just the sort of dizzy small feeling I needed after having been terrified out of my mind for two months. There are some neat Messier objects returning to "reasonable" observing hours in the next few months. If you have a telescope, I highly recommend you check them out. Hi Chris, I’ve clarified the true origins of these videos in my latest blog post- sorry to (sort of) mislead. The first two were actually captured two years ago. While they took place at the right time of the year, they were clearly NOT a meteor shower (and the Quadrantids are not usually worth waking up in the wee hours to observe). It was actually a piece of space junk re-entering the atmosphere.

I DO, however, remember the Leonids of ’01! I was living in Brooklyn at the time and it was the first time I had returned to my rooftop after having watched the twin towers burn down from that vantage point. That particular show was SO spectacular that I was able to see meteors IN NYC (you can hardly see STARS there on a good night)! One spectacular fireball flew right over the city skyline. Incredible. It was just the sort of dizzy small feeling I needed after having been terrified out of my mind for two months.

There are some neat Messier objects returning to “reasonable” observing hours in the next few months. If you have a telescope, I highly recommend you check them out.

]]> By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://www.courtneyhoskins.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/5a3085d818b3ecb.png" alt="chris tl MonsterID Icon" height="65" width="65"/> chris tl http://www.courtneyhoskins.com/blog/2008/10/31/flee-not-me/comment-page-1/#comment-206 chris tl MonsterID Icon chris tl Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:01:22 +0000 http://www.quartzfilms.com/blog/?p=395#comment-206 Wow! I'd never even heard of the Quadrantids, and I will certainly be keeping my eyes open. I'm a little confused as, from what I gather, last night's sighting is two months ahead of schedule? Do you recall the Leonids meteor storm of '01? (I think it was, or maybe '02.) I was in Chatauqua Park lying on my back, alongside dozens of other students and couples; I had my TI-85 out and everytime I saw a meteor, I tapped the equals button (after dialing in "1 + 1 ="). I got up to 532 or so; I've written the number down in some random journal somewhere. It was by far the most beautiful night of my life. The bike ride back home was a trip as well; not unlike that dizzy feeling you got when you first looked at Saturn through a telescope (re: planets blog), I felt like I was riding a lightcycle through Tron. It was incredible. Wow! I’d never even heard of the Quadrantids, and I will certainly be keeping my eyes open. I’m a little confused as, from what I gather, last night’s sighting is two months ahead of schedule?

Do you recall the Leonids meteor storm of ’01? (I think it was, or maybe ’02.) I was in Chatauqua Park lying on my back, alongside dozens of other students and couples; I had my TI-85 out and everytime I saw a meteor, I tapped the equals button (after dialing in “1 + 1 =”). I got up to 532 or so; I’ve written the number down in some random journal somewhere. It was by far the most beautiful night of my life. The bike ride back home was a trip as well; not unlike that dizzy feeling you got when you first looked at Saturn through a telescope (re: planets blog), I felt like I was riding a lightcycle through Tron. It was incredible.

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