How is everyone else doing meteor spotting?

[mikey32shaw]

Well been in southern Spain on my hols and been out the last three nights hoping for a few decent meteors. After all this time I've seen ONE. How is everyone else doing I know tonight is being reported as being the peak so hoping for more.

[Pig]

I have seen quite a few (20) or so over the past week I will be out tonight on my airbed staring upward

[DaveS]

Meteors? From London? You 'avin' a larf?

I suppose a Tunguska sized object might be visible through the orange glow, but I doubt I'd be in any condition to appreciate it.

[DeepThought]

I think I've seen a borderline one here in light polluted Portsmouth, but it could have been a moth.

Will have another try tonight if this ruddy cloud lets up.

On a positive note, all this standing about outside after dusk has introduced me to a bat that likes to hunt in my garden, I call him Barry.

[JamesF]

I saw a fair few last week, but the weather has not been kind for the last few days. The forecast on the Met Office website for 7pm onwards tonight was clear sky here. At 7:30pm they changed the "forecast" to cloudy. Yes, even I can get it right if I wait and look out of the window I'm not entirely convinced that it won't be cloudy all night looking at the huge region of cloud drifting towards us from the north Atlantic on sat24

James

[ronl]

I saw a few the other night, then the clouds came back,

and have stayed ever since, same again tonight, cloud

and rain, looking better tomorrow, fingers crossed.

[ronin]

As normal, either cloud or no meteors.

Unless they are big enough to get through the cloud I expect the final count to be indistinguishable from the number zero.

[Russelldd4]

The wife and I saw around a dozen from light polluted Dundee Sunday night, hoping for a break in the cloud cover tonight to see some more.

[Altair]

had a very good night Saturday at the North Essex Society's annual picnic where we spotted many meteors. Some bright and fast leaving trails and right now the peak has just passed with the count rising steadily early evening, so....hopefully if the sky clears around 1am other should still be quite a few as Perseus will be very high by then so who is going to look out tonight? ))

[Lorne]

Was out with some of our group on Friday night, We all got loads between us, a couple of bright orange trails included, I got over 20, all fast white ones. On nightshift tonight so I'll pop out during my break if its clear and look for more.

[madsarmy]

Just gone outside to have a roll up & the sky is clear at last. Scope is now cooling down & will spend some time star hopping. Then will revert back to the good old eyeballs to meteor watch.

[Altair]

Just debating whether to get some sleep first before attempt in a longer stint later. skies are now clearing nicely ) My luck if I sleep now, I won't wake till 6a.m. doh!

[SnakeyJ]

5 last night amid the cloudsm 4 normal and one very bright and long trail with some red/orange - all setup and ready for tonights show!

[mikey32shaw]

Well seen 5 tonight in the last hour all were pretty impressive. Pretty addictive though cos keep telling the wife just one more before bed :-)

[Altair]

Can't sleep so heading on out now...here's hoping for a blue one and an orange one!

[Bungielad]

Had 3 tonight, but gonna get my self to the local park in a bit.....to light polluted where I am!

Bungielad.

[Mzungu]

clouds clouds clouds... It should clear in an hour, which is when the streetlights go off, so here's hoping for some better luck!

[Paulb3098]

Clear here been out for the last two hours and not a thing

[SnakeyJ]

Had 30+ so far over the last 90 minutes, some really nice bright ones!

[Helicon]

Lovely and clear here in Mid Wales ,just heading out into the garden now ,saw two last night in between the clouds ,so hoping to see a lot more tonight !

[DaveS]

Clear sky here but LP bad. Saw one passing through Pegasus

[Logic]

Waiting for the cloud to go here then will get some viewing in until dawn most likely!

[JamesF]

I've been out for fifteen minutes or so to take advantage of a gap in the clouds. I must have seen at least one a minute, including a beautiful long trail from one heading south west through Lyra. Sadly the cloud has now completely covered the sky. Clearly it has not read the Met Office forecast

James

[floppygoose]

Good night tonight in Northampton. Had the scope out earlier, Saturn still visible, and caught M51 before going out meteor spotting in the car. Found a good dark sight and spotted 8 or 9 meteors, and a courting couple who had found the same spot and quickly disappeared when we arrived - Phil

[Treeden]

White fluffy clouds with a slight pink hue moving fairly quickly across a dark blue sky. It's actually quite nice to watch the patterns as they form and then change. Patience my lad, patience...