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On 13 Aug, 13:11, Andy Guthrie wrote:
Steve Wolstenholme wrote: On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:16:15 +0100, Pete Lawrence wrote: Meteors are statistical beasts and even in high activity showers you can go for ages without seeing anything. Observing close to dawn will increase the chances of seeing a meteor markedly. Satellites are more predictable and I normally only have to wait a few minutes before the first one can be spotted from my garden. It's the unpredictability that makes seeing a meteor more rewarding. Since the Leonids a few years ago when I was counting 8-10 per minute I get impatient with last night's 2 in 45 minutes ! I've been spoiled I don't know why people in the UK were told to view the sky from 11pm. The Pleiades are only clearly visible in the southern sky around 3-4pm, at least from Scotland. |
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On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:12:33 +0100, Pd wrote
(in article ): Simon Dobbs wrote: As to perseids- sod all from 2 hours observation between 10 and midnight- about three meteors, which is what I might expect from a normal 'non shower' night. Nice view of the milky way, perseus, cass and associated milky patches of nebulosity though. Seven meteors and a flash from Iridium 30 - quite pleased with that. After a cloudy start at 0200, the sky cleared by about 0230. I blame a bit of haze in the east for my mistaking Mars for Aldebaran. I just thought Taurus was having an odd shape evening. I didn't realise that the ecliptic ventured so far north at this time of year, and so was also surprised mars's position. |
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On 13 Aug, 17:34, Pete Lawrence
wrote: On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:03:12 -0700, wrote: On 13 Aug, 13:11, Andy Guthrie wrote: Steve Wolstenholme wrote: On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:16:15 +0100, Pete Lawrence wrote: Meteors are statistical beasts and even in high activity showers you can go for ages without seeing anything. Observing close to dawn will increase the chances of seeing a meteor markedly. Satellites are more predictable and I normally only have to wait a few minutes before the first one can be spotted from my garden. It's the unpredictability that makes seeing a meteor more rewarding. Since the Leonids a few years ago when I was counting 8-10 per minute I get impatient with last night's 2 in 45 minutes ! I've been spoiled I don't know why people in the UK were told to view the sky from 11pm. The Pleiades are only clearly visible in the southern sky around 3-4pm, at least from Scotland. Apart from the fact that we're talking about the Perseids and the fact that the Pleiades are in the east between 3 and 4am, that comment's spot on -- Petehttp://www.digitalsky.org.uk woops, meant to say 3-4am. I thought the perseids passed near the pleiades when looking up at the sky? makes no difference, I hurt my neck looking all over the sky for two hours and saw nothing. |
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On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:51:36 -0700, wrote:
On 13 Aug, 17:34, Pete Lawrence wrote: On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:03:12 -0700, wrote: On 13 Aug, 13:11, Andy Guthrie wrote: Steve Wolstenholme wrote: On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:16:15 +0100, Pete Lawrence wrote: Meteors are statistical beasts and even in high activity showers you can go for ages without seeing anything. Observing close to dawn will increase the chances of seeing a meteor markedly. Satellites are more predictable and I normally only have to wait a few minutes before the first one can be spotted from my garden. It's the unpredictability that makes seeing a meteor more rewarding. Since the Leonids a few years ago when I was counting 8-10 per minute I get impatient with last night's 2 in 45 minutes ! I've been spoiled I don't know why people in the UK were told to view the sky from 11pm. The Pleiades are only clearly visible in the southern sky around 3-4pm, at least from Scotland. Apart from the fact that we're talking about the Perseids and the fact that the Pleiades are in the east between 3 and 4am, that comment's spot on -- Petehttp://www.digitalsky.org.uk woops, meant to say 3-4am. I thought the perseids passed near the pleiades when looking up at the sky? makes no difference, I hurt my neck looking all over the sky for two hours and saw nothing. I was so tired I didn't even see the pm and assumed you meant am! -- Pete http://www.digitalsky.org.uk |
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On Aug 12, 5:59 pm, Pete Lawrence
wrote: On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 05:15:05 -0700, " wrote: On 12 Aug, 02:16, Pete Lawrence wrote: Here's my first (and probably last!) Perseid of the season so far. A crop from the original frame showing the meteor close to Cygnus. The meteor occurred close to the edge of the full frame which was taken with a 16mm lens - hence the curvature in the meteor's trail. http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/meteors...M-crop_640.jpg -- Petehttp://www.digitalsky.org.uk Great shot of what I hope to be able to see/emulate tonight Pete, thanks Just one thing... do I just open the shutter and hope that I catch something, or do I keep looking up and try to click when I see one - though I guess I'd never be quick enough ! I'll not be staying out too late as I have to be up at 05:00 for work in the morning Hi Nick, No - keep the shutter open for an extended exposure. Set your camera to a high sensitivity and your lens as far open as it'll go. Short exposures are best for digital cameras - say 30s up to a minute. If you're time challenged this evening, my advice would be to go to bed and set your alarm for 03:00 so you can enjoy the last hour. Of course if it clouds over for you in this time then there are no comebacks - ok?! -- Petehttp://www.digitalsky.org.uk Late reply, all sort's happened to keep me away ! I did get out and took some photos and uploaded them here http://picasaweb.google.com/nickw7co...sAndSatellites - see the note on the image of how the camera was set up - and if I get chance this week I'll do some cropping and post them... Nick |
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