Posts tagged 'Lyrid meteor shower'

Observing Report 22nd-23rd April 2018 (More Lyrid-ish meteors)

Posted by on April 23rd 2018 in Astrostuff, Observing Reports, Pics
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From the second session of observing the 2018 Lyrid meteor shower. 365 pics, only one with decent trails, and I'm fairly sure that they too weren't from true Lyrids as they weren't "pointing back" to the Lyrid radiant.

Here's the pic, again the bottom-edge is more-or-less East and the top edge is up near the zenith. The blurry coloured mess near the bottom-edge is a short section of the Milky Way . Click it to see a resized version:

Observing Report 19th-20th April 2018 (Lyrid-ish meteors)

Posted by on April 21st 2018 in Astrostuff, Observing Reports, Pics
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From the first session of observing the 2018 Lyrid meteor shower. 397 pics, only two with decent trails, and I'm fairly sure that they weren't from true Lyrids as they weren't "pointing back" to the Lyrid radiant.

Here's the best one of the two pics, the bottom-edge is more-or-less East and the top edge is up near the zenith. Sharp eyes will notice the Plough stood up on its stilts. Click it to see a resized version: