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Clear as a bell here so may well give it a go... is there a specific time or just when it's dark?
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im going to if I remember, they aren't sure what time we will see the most but said start looking from dusk, they are only the size of a grain of sand and will burn up on entering our atmosphere
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clear here at the moment
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I am going to take a camera out so if there is anything to see I will hopefully capture itcan you film it for us Lol
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only problem we will have is light pollution
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there are supposed to be 100+ an hour tonight
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The Perseid Meteor Shower 2015
The Perseid Meteor Shower Image Credit :- Astronomy Picture of the Day
The Perseids are one of the most prolific and best-known of the meteor showers and the Perseid Meteor Shower can be seen in late July and through August each year, with the maximum Perseid meteor activity on or around 12/13 August.
One advantage of the Perseids meteor shower is that it happens in the warmer weather of Summer, which makes it ideal for anyone interested in seeing their first meteor. You can see meteors at any time of year but, for a day or so around the date of Perseid maximum, there is a high chance of seeing one.
Meteors in a shower appear to come from a particular area of the sky, We call this area the radiant. The Perseid radiant is in the constellation of Perseus, just below the familiar ‘W’ of the constellation of Cassiopeia. In August this can be seen reasonably high in the north-eastern sky later in the evening.
Diagram showing Perseid radiant for the 12th
How to see Perseidshttp://www.meteorwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Radiant-copy1.png
The best direction to look for Perseids some say, is generally in the direction of the Square of Pegasus or the Plough (or Big Dipper) however, Perseid meteors appear randomly all over the sky so there really isn’t a particular direction to look in.
The Perseid Meteor Shower Image Credit :- Astronomy Picture of the Day
The Perseids are one of the most prolific and best-known of the meteor showers and the Perseid Meteor Shower can be seen in late July and through August each year, with the maximum Perseid meteor activity on or around 12/13 August.
One advantage of the Perseids meteor shower is that it happens in the warmer weather of Summer, which makes it ideal for anyone interested in seeing their first meteor. You can see meteors at any time of year but, for a day or so around the date of Perseid maximum, there is a high chance of seeing one.
Meteors in a shower appear to come from a particular area of the sky, We call this area the radiant. The Perseid radiant is in the constellation of Perseus, just below the familiar ‘W’ of the constellation of Cassiopeia. In August this can be seen reasonably high in the north-eastern sky later in the evening.
Diagram showing Perseid radiant for the 12th
How to see Perseidshttp://www.meteorwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Radiant-copy1.png
The best direction to look for Perseids some say, is generally in the direction of the Square of Pegasus or the Plough (or Big Dipper) however, Perseid meteors appear randomly all over the sky so there really isn’t a particular direction to look in.
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Got some camera gear ready to go out for a bit, however got bad light pollution so may be a bit of a problem
Best way would be to use a wide lens, but light pollution is a problem, long lens avoids lights but has a smaller field of view
See what happens...
Best way would be to use a wide lens, but light pollution is a problem, long lens avoids lights but has a smaller field of view
See what happens...
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No meteors yet but just seen the space station go across
