Tips for all nighters?

[Dom1961]

Any tips for a meteor shower all nighters? So far I've thought of a large tank of coffee

[Charic]

............also keep dry and warm, layer your clothing and a comfortable recliner, and maybe some wide angle binoculars for the moments in-between?

It was Thundery here at 1700 and still overcast and windy now, so my chances are slim at present for any Perseids tonight!

[Mr Spock]

Jaffa Cakes, lots of Jaffa Cakes

[Moonshane]

Don't get too comfy. I fell asleep once!

[MarsG76]

Make a coffee but use a redbull instead of water..... Last time I did that, I was planning on heading out to the mountains, a dark site, about a 45 minute drive... I was half way there when I realized that I forgot my car... 

[Floater]

Jaffa Cakes, lots of Jaffa Cakes

Really!? What a surprise!

(Chuckles and leaves stage left.)

[Paul73]

Warm socks, a large cigar, a comfy deck chair and a way of recording what you see.

Paul

[damnut]

Noooo, jaffa cakes urgh

Good coffee hip flask of armagnac and a garden lounger.. But the best Perseids shower I saw was on the boat, becalmed in the middle of the Irish Sea (rare) and stopped counting after 200.

[Floater]

Noooo, jaffa cakes urgh

Good coffee hip flask of armagnac and a garden lounger.. But the best Perseids shower I saw was on the boat, becalmed in the middle of the Irish Sea (rare) and stopped counting after 200.

Showoff!

[ronin]

Lots of sleep in the afternoon before.

Trouble is that the best way is to wrap up decently, they use a decent recliner and point yourself at the relevant bit of sky.

So you get comfortable, it gets dark, you fall asleep.

Easier to stay awake if there are a number and also if you take a camera and tripod - gives you something to do.

[David Smith]

Take a nap at some point the day / evening before. Take breaks during the session. I usually do an hours watch followed by 10 - 15 minute break for tea and Jaffa cakes. Sun lounger works well and don't forget a blanket or something, even in "summer" it can be chilly at 2 am. Personally I like to have some tunes on my headphones as well but that's just me. Oh, and I have a clipboard, clock or watch and pen to scribble some unintelligible notes in moments of excitement   If you find yourself nodding off then get up and have a walk around to try and shake it off.

Usually gets light around 4 so I head off to bed for a couple of hours before heading for work.

Enjoy

[Dom1961]

Well, I managed an all nighter! 1 Flask of coffee sipped sparingly, 2 packs of mini cheddars, music, and the excitement of 5 new DSOs kept me up! It's weird being up seeing the sun set and still being up when it's sunrise

[damnut]

@floater, That was many years ago too, but still memorable

@dom1961,full marks for perseverance, so right, its weirdest thing seeing the light slowly rise after being up and watching sunset.

[Davey-T]

Laying on the lounger last night when a fox strolled up the garden, don't know which of us jumped most 

Dave

[Psychobilly]

I used to try and grab a few hours ugly sleep beforehand and set an alarm to wake me in twilight to set the kit up...

Peter...

[MAN or ASTROMAN]

I did think about getting a digital voice recorder to take notes that could be transcribed later-easier than writing.

[damnut]

@man or astroman - If you have a smartphone there should be an app on there for that.