One week until the Perseid meteor shower maximum. You will see an increase in activity every night/morning this week as it ramps up to full strength. This is a good year with minimal moon...
One week until the Perseid meteor shower maximum. You will see an increase in activity every night/morning this week as it ramps up to full strength. This is a good year with minimal moon interference and the peak is Saturday night / Sunday morning (North America time zones) so its on a weekend. If the weather in your area is good you should get out to a dark sky next weekend and observe.
I attempted to image the meteors last night from the suburbs of Boston. I ended up catching 3 streaks over almost 6 hours. Too bad it'll be cloudy tonight when it's supposed to peak.
I attempted to image the meteors last night from the suburbs of Boston. I ended up catching 3 streaks over almost 6 hours. Too bad it'll be cloudy tonight when it's supposed to peak.
Sat down tonight (in the UK) for about 15 minutes, and saw 5 or 6 meteors. I am going to wait a few hours as allegedly there could be up to 100 an hour during the peak, which seems to be scheduled...
Sat down tonight (in the UK) for about 15 minutes, and saw 5 or 6 meteors. I am going to wait a few hours as allegedly there could be up to 100 an hour during the peak, which seems to be scheduled in a few hours.
Edit: had to wake up an hour or so before the peak, as it was forecast cloud and rain here for the most active hours. I looked for an extra half hour tonight and interestingly saw less meteors than I did earlier tonight, but the few I did see were really bright with long tails.
I'm going though a bit of a rough patch at the moment, and there's something so therapeutic and beautiful about taking time out of your day to see tiny rocks the size of grains of sand burning up at over 200,000 km/s.
Although a week late commenting: unfortunately I was clouded out here in the middle of the USA for both Friday and Saturday night. Robert Lunsford told me a few days ago he thought it was a...
Although a week late commenting: unfortunately I was clouded out here in the middle of the USA for both Friday and Saturday night. Robert Lunsford told me a few days ago he thought it was a lackluster show this year.
One week until the Perseid meteor shower maximum. You will see an increase in activity every night/morning this week as it ramps up to full strength. This is a good year with minimal moon interference and the peak is Saturday night / Sunday morning (North America time zones) so its on a weekend. If the weather in your area is good you should get out to a dark sky next weekend and observe.
I attempted to image the meteors last night from the suburbs of Boston. I ended up catching 3 streaks over almost 6 hours. Too bad it'll be cloudy tonight when it's supposed to peak.
Sat down tonight (in the UK) for about 15 minutes, and saw 5 or 6 meteors. I am going to wait a few hours as allegedly there could be up to 100 an hour during the peak, which seems to be scheduled in a few hours.
Edit: had to wake up an hour or so before the peak, as it was forecast cloud and rain here for the most active hours. I looked for an extra half hour tonight and interestingly saw less meteors than I did earlier tonight, but the few I did see were really bright with long tails.
I'm going though a bit of a rough patch at the moment, and there's something so therapeutic and beautiful about taking time out of your day to see tiny rocks the size of grains of sand burning up at over 200,000 km/s.
Although a week late commenting: unfortunately I was clouded out here in the middle of the USA for both Friday and Saturday night. Robert Lunsford told me a few days ago he thought it was a lackluster show this year.