Perseid Night

Hi all

Are there any plans for the big night? It looks like the weather might be behaving itself, for once.

If there is nothing organised by SDAS I think I'll invite friends over, cook something to eat, a few glasses of vino and show them the fireworks.

Paul

Hi Paul,

The IAS might be going out to Mellifont on Friday but northing is confirmed yet.

I'll keep you posted.

Michael.

It was a very clear in Bray last night , I observed between , 21:45 UT - 01:25 UT 22 Perseids 3 sporadics , 14 satelites, I galaxy,Double Cluster,1 Chinese Lantern ,1 bird, naked eye !!!!

Deirdre Kelleghan
Vice Chair IFAS

For the past two nights I've been out and spent the last half an hour or so trying to spot some Perseids, Tuesday morning between 1am and 1.35am and Wednesday morning between 12 midnight and 12.40am. All I could see were a couple of sporadics and an Iridium flare, all last night.

Is it just me or was it a particularly clear night over Dublin last night? Raheny at least was very clear by 11.30.

Chris

Just to wet your appetite further for observing and recording the 2010 Perseids I include here the last two night’s video combined still images from West and North meteor cameras. Images combined in Mira Pro 7.

www.flickr.com/photos/9885064@N05/4881499339/
www.flickr.com/photos/9885064@N05/4881499303/


Camera: Watec 902DM2S
Lens: Computar 8mm f0.8
Software: Mira-Pro7, UFO Capture V2.22

Clear skies
Mike