Perseid Meteors 2020

[SirTalllPaul]

Is anyone heading out to see these? I've never seen them and my plan was to go out when it is most active, looks like that isn't happening

[notFritzArgelander]

I've learned the hard way to never announce observing plans in advance. The Cloud Demons's spies are everywhere!

[bobharmony]

I have been trying to observe the Perseid peak off and on for over 50 years. Of all the annual showers, I have had the least success with this one. I'll probably be giving it another shot this year weather permitting.

Bob

[gregl]

I've learned the hard way to never announce observing plans in advance. The Cloud Demons's spies are everywhere!

I have been trying to observe the Perseid peak off and on for over 50 years. Of all the annual showers, I have had the least success with this one. I'll probably be giving it another shot this year weather permitting.

Bob

Pthth. Two years ago I drove for two hours one way to get up to 8000 ft. altitude and laid out in a sleeping bag and only saw five mediocre streaks. Phooey. Same with several other showers. Now I go to bed and look at the photos on the web later.

[Michael131313]

I am always clouded out. Just rely on you guys and the web.

[Graeme1858]

Is anyone heading out to see these? I've never seen them and my plan was to go out when it is most active, looks like that isn't happening

A Perseid is a treat when you can get to see one. We had a gap in the clouds a couple of years ago and I saw a few bright ones. But it looks like I'll be joining you this year!

Regards

Graeme

[GCoyote]

Been out the last two nights and have only seen two erratics. Very humid even though no actual clouds. With all this moisture, the light pollution is so bad I can't see all of Cassiopea. Bad weather forecast for the night of 11/12 onward so I guess I'm done for the week.

[Kingofthehill]

I'll give it a go or two. Haven't seen a cloud in a month.

[Lady Fraktor]

Thunderstorms here all week.

[Graeme1858]

The forecast has changed here. In the absence of a functioning telescope mount, I think I'll drag out the garden lounger, put a lens on the 600D, put them on a tripod (the camera and lens, not the lounger) and see what we get.

Regards

Graeme

[KingNothing13]

We are in another mini-heatwave - temps 85-90+ all day, and still warmer and humid in the evenings - making observing difficult, and cloudy too. Doubt we will get to see them here

[Graeme1858]

I saw 3 good ones and a few minor ones last night. Hopefully I caught some on camera! The camera was pointing at the Summer Triangle for an hour then I moved it to Cassiopeia, Perseus, Andromeda for a couple of hours. Not hopeful about image quality, the 600D's sensor was operating at 36C!

Regards

Graeme

[bobharmony]

Clouds, clouds and more clouds all night long - following hot and humid (but clear) days. Another Perseid bust for me.

Bob

[pakarinen]

I went out about 0330 today and saw none, but I was using a scope and not really looking for meteors. I plan on trying tonight - just need to decide if I want to drive out to a dark site somewhere. I fear my club's site will be too crowded for my tastes.

The last time I saw a "good" Perseid show was decades ago.

[helicon]

FOG FOG FOG. So no dice. I did have a superb view of the shower back around 2010 when I was camping at Yellowstone during August. Since then I have seen only 1 or 2 meteors in that time.

[Dragonsfire]

We had Hail and rain last night, next maybe clear sky in a couple days.

[pakarinen]

So... five hours to dark and this gunk is 200 miles away. Might be reevaluating my evening observing plans...

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[GCoyote]

When I saw the short break in the clouds around midnight, I went out on a whim. Over about 80 minutes I saw several modest meteors, two fireflies, one bat, and a raccoon. I'm calling that a win.

[bobharmony]

I sat out on the back deck about 11:30PM last night (before the clouds rolled in) and caught three meteors in about a 10 minute period. The first was bright and passed by Mars headed south-southeast. The second was also bright and rolled by Altair and Aquila going southwest. Now I had to wait for a third to validate the radiant point, and finally a dimmer streak passed to the east of Cygnus headed almost directly south. There, I've done my Perseid duty for the year!

Bob

[Graeme1858]

Out of 225 captures, this was the only one with a meteor in it!

Image 125, 30 seconds at 1600 iso, 22:41, 11/08/20. Canon 600D on a tripod, 18mm-50mm lens at 18mm f10.





Regards

Graeme