Perseids 2015 & Storm potential

[artman1974]

Hi everyone,

Hope you're meteor spotting goes well tonight.

Just a quick warning to anyone along the south coast of England. There IS currently a storm rumbling away out in the channel (fair bit of lightning too). Looks like it's moving fairly slowly but keep an eye out & stay safe.

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[Psychobilly]

There's another storm  of Normandy as well but they don't seem to be moving that fast on the lightning app...

Had a few patches of high cloud cross over here but seen quite a few Perseid. .. don't know how many the cameras captured though...

Peter. ..

[John]

I went out from 10:50 to 11:20 approx and counted 7 meteors in that period. A couple of really bright ones up through Cassiopeia. A few headed across Pegasus and faded out around Vulpecula / Sagitta.

Quite good going compare with previous occasions !

[Psychobilly]

Still out just cleared up nicely... reset the Astrotrac ready for another 2 hours... and in the right hemisphere  tonight....

Peter 

[Dave In Vermont]

Drat! When I read the title of this thread, I was hoping for it relating to a possible meteor-storm - instead of a shower.

Alas, it's just the weather wreaking havoc again...

Thinking wishfully,

Dave

[David Smith]

Just spent the last half hour out, saw 10 in total, couple of real bright ones. Clouded over now and looks like it's settling in for the night

[Walshie79]

Been looking just now. Counted 10 in about 15-20 minutes, most of the ones I saw were around Ursa Major/Bootes/Hercules/Draco.

And my partner's 13 year old son, who thinks my going out late at night with binoculars is "weird", was stood there going "Wow" and "whoa" at them......

[Psychobilly]

Another band of cloud coming in so calling it a night...

I didn't keep count but saw quite a varied selection..

Good luck and clear skies to anybody still out there...

Peter...

[Les S]

Just come in after seeing around 9. Coffee and then maybe another hour if the clouds stay away.

Les

[artman1974]

Sorry, Dave in Vermont. Didn't mean to get your hopes up.

Walshie, it was kind of the same the first time I took my wife out to see them. She wasn't very happy with me dragging her out at first (she's not a night person) & when we got to our viewing destination, she grumpily asked what she was looking for. I simply replied, "You'll know when you see it." just as one streaked across the sky. Her immediate reaction was a very genuine & very impressed, "WOW!" We stayed out for 2 hours.

Well, a lovely clear night here in the end. Saw 12 gorgeous streaks across the sky, but alas, I don't think I caught any of my camera.

I DID, however, step on a slug so, swings & roundabouts and all that.

[MAN or ASTROMAN]

Saw 18 between midnight and 1.30 BST,observing from a mist shrouded Rugby pitch.My feet are cold!

[David Smith]

Cloud moved over so went back out. Saw another 20 (not all Perseids) in just over an hour. Another band of cloud just coming over so in for Tea and Jaffa Cakes

[David Smith]

Looks like the cloud is here to stay now. Shame. Still, I did not expect to get anything from tonight but have seen a few. I did setup the 1100D and 18mm lens but did not catch any meteors.