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Awesome result 

A couple of photos of the comet from the backyard. The moon was around 84% for the zoomed shot.

The Corona Borealis photo from last Friday, see if you can spot the comet.

And a single exposure from 3.30am today. 

Alot of clouds moving in , and quite hazy.

These are 10 second exposures with astrotracer and Pentax K70 +90mm tamron macro for the Corona shot, and 55-300 Pentax zoom at 170mm for the second shot.

This is a stack of 20x 10 seconds exp from a week or so back.

The moon was at 90%

The RH was 72% last night, but the sky seemed very hazy. About 3am I got a few shots of Corona Borealis and C/2022 E3 (ZTF), using a static DSLR on tripod. This was quite low in the sky, and a few clouds were quickly passing by. I tried to find the comet with 10x50 bins but wasn't completely sure I could see it. 

The clouds look like they are rolling in again for tonight.

On 16/12/2022 at 16:36, JeremyS said:

Ah well…I’m still waiting for a fluorite spacecraft to land in my garden and they alien saying “I extend the handle of peace - Tak me to your leader”

I remember that Jeremy Beadle prank , when a spacecraft crashed in the street, it wasn't flourite though lol. 

The lady asking the ET " would you like a cup of tea? "  

A repeat of that would be impossible nowadays, with antisocial media latching onto it before they had dug the crater.

I managed to get one Geminid, the batteries on my camera only lasted about 30mins. Probably too cold , for me and the batteries.  

This was just after 2am on the 15th 

I didn't put enough effort into seeing these, because of the cold -6C, and some domestic problems. 

I did capture one , and saw eight during a 20 min observation. 

A very rare combo here, an Aurora and Comet would of completed the set.

https://spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=190951

It was -6C about 1am, I had a look for about 20mins 01.30 onwards and saw six Geminids. Two were at least as bright as Sirius

Was the peak last night ,Or tonight?

1 hour ago, Chewie65 said:

They do last longer, but Tonight (Wednesday) peaks at 60+ an hour. Tomorrow is 10 max . It seems odd, that’s it’s basically a monsoon of then one night but just a drizzle the others 

I see some sites had the peak as yesterday into today. 

Too cold and tired to check for Geminids last night. Not sure if the peak has gone. I may have a short try tonight if I don't freeze. 

8 hours ago, Chewie65 said:

Thanks, atleast Perseids last a bit longer (next August forecast looks amazing) the very short burst /windowfor the germinids this year, is just over an hour on the 14th Dec. Hey ho, I make plans and the weather forecast currently says fat chance of clear night. Got to love this hobby in the uk 🤣🤣🤣

It maybe clear on Thursday, I thought the Geminids lasted longer than it.

I've been gazing southeast as there are a few flashes of lightning off the Essex/Suffolk coast. 

It's the coldest temps so far this winter at -5C , the fog is trying to form now. 

Mars and Sirius looked bright, but the moon is overpowering. Haven't seen any Geminids yet. It's looking cloudy again until Wednesday.

3 hours ago, Chewie65 said:

Thanks, I was hoping to use a foreground feature, but can work around the angle of that

Foreground can be a good idea to give scale to the photo. Usually meteors look shorter if you are facing directly at the radiant, as they are tracking end on. 

https://ukmeteornetwork.co.uk/news/professional-tips-how-photograph-meteors/

Here's a couple I got of the Persieds 

Clear skies for a change I took this with my mobile phone 

Moon and Mars 

Frosty and clear hereabouts from about 5am.

7 hours ago, paulastro said:

Well, I'm choosing to believe the forecast for the Mars occultation in the early hours of Thurdsay morning, and staying at home to observe it 😁.

 

Stayed in a holiday let in Providence Lane years ago  , could see the trains from the bedroom window.

Next week will be frosty in most areas at night, but I think clear intervals will be likely, rather than completely clear. 

Sleet and snow showers could be quite frequent too. 

Nice shots 

The weather looked a bit misty on the Weybourne light pollution shot. 

FYI the steam loco was once owned by painter the late David Shepherd. 

Normally the trains are not fitted with fancy lights, it's a gimmicky winter feature for Xmas etc. 

I haven't been up to Weybourne for several years, I recall seeing plenty of tadpoles in that pond. And quite a few bluebells amongst the trees. 

This time of year can be very Murky and dull, because there's not much power in the sun to shift fog. High pressure can end up being cloudier than low pressure sometimes,  because lack of wind keeps low cloud in situ (ACG) Anticyclonic Gloom. Wind is set to increase during the next few days, but winds from the North Sea are never great for clear skies. One thing that may help is lower humidity arriving from the continental airmass, but there's going to be a more  north drift next week, this will boost the humidity up as the air flows over the sea. 

Sea temperatures around the UK and Mediterranean have in general been higher than usual this year, because of the prolonged heat in Europe. 

53 minutes ago, Sabalias said:

Out of the blue (or black) last night was clear as a bell here 😁. Managed to get some more time on the Iris Nebula - now 4 hours 18 mins.

 

Stu

Whenever I look at these DSO photos, I'm always amazed at the amount of stars in the background. 

Just for good measure we could be adding sleet/snow into the mix by next week. 

With the wind in the ENE western areas have a higher chance of staying clearer. N.Ireland , western Scotland Wales....

If it's clear we have a 75% moon close to the radiant for the Geminids.

21 minutes ago, tooth_dr said:

Wee bit of haze creeping in

 

The Aurora was around at your latitude earlier.

I expect most of that ridiculous price goes on London rates.  It wouldn't be worth getting a job there, even with staff discounts. 

High Pressure does not always result in clear skies. Any moisture picked up over seas can mean cloudy weather is pushed inland. In winter this often happens when North east winds drag cloud in from the North Sea. 

The cloud in the southeast England might clear in the early hours. Wales Ireland and Scotland are having clear intervals but showers too. 

https://en.sat24.com/en/gb

Hi Leo 

I really need two tripods🤔 , I had two cameras running, one on a tripod. And the other on my camera bag, that is why it has too much foreground, it was trying to slide off the bag. I have used a mini tripod before, that night It was holding my phone at the time.