Kibkom North Cyprus Forum

It's that time of year again and this year the shower is going to be the brightest for 96 years. Saturday night/Sunday morning looks like it will be peak viewing time.

Plus there is a partial Lunar eclipse visible between 8.25pm and 10.20pm tonight, peaking at 9.20pm.

https://www.space.com/37677-perseids-lu ... -2017.html

I therefore predict heavy cloud cover tonight from around 20:25 but clearing around 22:30 - lol. That has been the norm for the last few events!

Please, try to look on the dark side

It's the Dark Side that the clouds come from - lol. I think it is part of the EU/UN set of embargoes myself - the South will try anything and letting the North have a free look at a partial eclipse must really make them grind their teeth - lol. The clouds are massing as I type but maybe the wind will push them through - hope so, got my telescope all set up just in case.

" Plus there is a partial Lunar eclipse visible between 8.25pm and 10.20pm tonight, peaking at 9.20pm. "

Have a look now

Oh bugger!

I seem to have just missed it - too 'busy' looking at Kibkom

Is it avaliable on t' interweb?

Hi Keith,
Here's a photo I got, with my phone...

For the first time I had a cloud clear sky, sad bit is that my telescope and the specialist software on my tablet failed to work properly so I ended up with loads of pictures of "Black" and no pictures of the event. Do not try to take a picture with you phone through binoculars - it don't work but the theory was fine of course. Will get it sorted out in time for the meteor shower - I hope.

Navek wrote:Hi Keith,
Here's a photo I got, with my phone...

Eclipse.JPG

Quote from 'The Donald' "I can't escape the fake news even in Cyprus!"

Whats that worm doing wiggling across the moon??

Remember that this will be at its peak tonight... (12th August) and around midnight... Let's hope for clear skies!

waddo wrote:For the first time I had a cloud clear sky, sad bit is that my telescope and the specialist software on my tablet failed to work properly so I ended up with loads of pictures of "Black" and no pictures of the event. Do not try to take a picture with you phone through binoculars - it don't work but the theory was fine of course. Will get it sorted out in time for the meteor shower - I hope.

Remember the six P's

What baffles me is how do these meteorite thingies know that it's night?

Applied the reverse six P's last night - cloud - DOH!!!!! On a positive note, maybe it will be brighter in year 97!!