Guest Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I saw 2 tonight and hope I captured some on film. I will check my photos some time this week, hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Nice ,clouded out here last night though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 3 hours ago, Bottletopburly said: Nice ,clouded out here last night though Sorry to hear that. Hope you get a few clear nights this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 2 more last night: http://sungazer127mak.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/august-2017.html Anyone else been out looking or just happened to see any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Quote 6 meteors in about an hour tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 More frames to check but I caught my first ever Perseid on film last night. Time was 2122 GMT, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 2nd one last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Full report from August 10th: http://sungazer127mak.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/august-2017.html From what I've seen so far, there are a few meteors about, some bright and impressive, although rates were generally quite low. I'm still coping files from my camera from last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamaster Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I saw three within around 1-2 hours but was frankly disappointed? I thought it would be a little more "full on" as in a full blown meteor "shower" rather than a slight meteor "dribble" Perhaps my expectations were unrealistic? I decided to go to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 (edited) I was a bit dissapointed as well. Saw about half a dozen Saturday night in a couple of hours.Moon didn't help any. Was hoping for a repeat of a few years ago when I saw 75 in a few hours. Edited August 14, 2017 by tuckstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 We saw about 30 Saturday night and only 6 last night all were small but some were very bright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I waited until about half eleven when the neighbours were going to bed. I saw six good ones and a few meh ones. The Moon started to rise, so I thought I'll see how it goes. I woke up with the Moon well up in the sky, so I went to bed. It was a bit poor even by the Perseid standards, nothing like the rate that was predicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 It looks like whatever peak there was, nobody caught it. For those who haven't watched before, you should expect rates of about 20 per hour at the most, or one every 3 minutes. I agree that the term "shower" is rather a misnomer. Some showers recognised by the International Meteor Organisation have a peak rate of two per hour. Even if the conditions allow you to see 20 per hour, it doesn't mean you will see one regularly every 3 minutes. One of my photos shows two (albeit faint ones) together. Anything I record on my camera should be doubled as my camera is "developing" images half the time. One fact has emerged: I have picked up a lot of faint Perseids on camera. I've also seen a lot of sporadic meteors, suggesting that the 10 per hour accepted figure may be an underestimate. This is my story so far: http://sungazer127mak.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/august-2017.html I was 100% clouded out last night and it looks like tonight is a write-off too. I will keep persevering for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Just one sporadic meteor last night on camera. Raining tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 2 visuals tonight. I will see if I caught something on camera later. Over 400 5 second exposures to examine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Nothing since Sunday. It was supposed to be clear for a while last night but it was raining. Should be clear tonight but I'll believe it if I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Spending some family time while my camera is hoping to record 1 000 meteors per hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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