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Meteor shower. Image says it all. So if you're looking at this right now, go outside, and look up.

Unless you're in a city. Sorry.

*goes outside* *looks up* MY EYES THEY BURN! THEY BURN SO MUCH!!!!!
Thx keyhen for making me go blind.
Jk

Also, important note:

These are the ones that shoot up from the ground, rather than falling from the sky.

http://www.xkcd.com/1249/

You want me to go outside? Are you daft, man!? It's as hot and humid as Africa in the middle of Summer out there!

Had a light cloud cover tonight, so couldn't see any meteors.

Saw the ISS though

Intelli wrote:Had a light cloud cover tonight, so couldn't see any meteors.

Saw the ISS though

How did you see the ISS and not the shower? Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure that both orbit (or enter the atmosphere) above the clouds.

Eetrab wrote:

Intelli wrote:Had a light cloud cover tonight, so couldn't see any meteors.

Saw the ISS though

How did you see the ISS and not the shower? Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure that both orbit (or enter the atmosphere) above the clouds.

Meteors are dimmer and only briefly visible, and only at unpredictable times and positions. The ISS is pretty bright and remains visible for a long time along a regular path across the sky. If there's only a bit of light cloud cover, it should be a lot easier to see the ISS through open spaces.

Emershaan wrote:

Eetrab wrote:

Intelli wrote:Had a light cloud cover tonight, so couldn't see any meteors.

Saw the ISS though

How did you see the ISS and not the shower? Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure that both orbit (or enter the atmosphere) above the clouds.

Meteors are dimmer and only briefly visible, and only at unpredictable times and positions. The ISS is pretty bright and remains visible for a long time along a regular path across the sky. If there's only a bit of light cloud cover, it should be a lot easier to see the ISS through open spaces.

Thanks for the info. I have never seen the ISS myself, only other much smaller satellites. I also interpreted 'light cloud cover' as still almost complete cloud cover, but much less dense than (for example) a thundercloud.

Going to go up to Dartmoor hopefully this evening and try and spot some Meteors.
Probably will be cloudy.