Post by Paul Evans on Aug 13, 2009 9:23:48 GMT
Well wasn't that a good night!
A group of us from the IAA visited a dark site away from the lights of Belfast awaiting that magical time between the Sun going down and the Moon coming up. The clouds eventually cleared away too and within the space of 90 mins I saw 15 Perseids and a couple of sporadics - Jude saw 24 but I was attending to the camera! We saw a few more after we got home, but by then the clouds were getting the better of the night.
Here's my snaps - any others to add, post them up here or mail them to me and I'll put a gallery together!
The Team
Perseid #1 2258 BST
Perseid #2 2259 BST
Widefield of Milky Way in Cygnus
Excellent night, great craic!
PS, here's one more from home at 0251 BST
A group of us from the IAA visited a dark site away from the lights of Belfast awaiting that magical time between the Sun going down and the Moon coming up. The clouds eventually cleared away too and within the space of 90 mins I saw 15 Perseids and a couple of sporadics - Jude saw 24 but I was attending to the camera! We saw a few more after we got home, but by then the clouds were getting the better of the night.
Here's my snaps - any others to add, post them up here or mail them to me and I'll put a gallery together!
The Team
Perseid #1 2258 BST
Perseid #2 2259 BST
Widefield of Milky Way in Cygnus
Excellent night, great craic!
PS, here's one more from home at 0251 BST
