Perseid meteor shower

[come_on_aylin]

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

[waddo]

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!

[frontalman]

Please, try to look on the dark side

[waddo]

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.

[Navek]

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

Have a look now

[Keithcaley]

Oh bugger!

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

Is it avaliable on t' interweb?

[Navek]

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

[waddo]

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.

[Groucho]

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!"

[sophie]

Whats that worm doing wiggling across the moon??

[Groucho]

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

[Keithcaley]

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

[frontalman]

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

[waddo]

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