Observing Report 9th-10th and 10th-11th August 2018 (Perseid meteors)

Posted by @ 2:09 pm on Sunday 12th August, 2018.

Typical British weather... week upon week of sunny days and clear nights, and then, when it comes to the peak of the Perseid meteor shower (12th-13th August), it all goes to shit.

In anticipation of a weekend of crap weather I'd spent the last couple of clear nights trying to get some pics of the early arrivals, here's one of the best that I caught on camera. Feel free to click it to see a resized version:

 

 

Last light was a rainy and cloudy non-starter, and the next two nights are slated to be just as bad. The show, which so far elsewhere has been the best for many years with higher-than-expected rates and no Moon-glare, will be more-or-less over by the time the skies clear here.

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