Perseids meteor shower 2021

[Arnie Pie]

The Perseids meteor shower is at a peak this coming week.....11,12 and 13th of August, local cloud permitting

Eyes and cameras to the ENE  in the wee hours....you can use Capella the brightest star in the Northern skies as a guide to where to view the Perseids meteors....which are roughly twice the altitude of Capella in the sky

 

[Arnie Pie]

Some excellent advice on capturing the showers using phones or standard cameras here

 

 

[Sprites]

Last Friday I saw three meteors, one was a Perseid.

Not really clear skies forecast for the peak of the shower, maybe some clear spells though. Last year I saw distant lightning over the channel and Perseids. 

Took these in a park a couple of miles from town.

 

Edited August 10, 2021 by Sprites

[Arnie Pie]

Really hoping for some clearer spells tonight / morning.... Could do with running a test time-lapse and get some settings worked out for the next couple of days

[Sprites]

Saw the clouds light up earlier to my south east about 11pm ish, Likely a Perseid fireball, I've seen four dim Perseids tonight. Cloud has won so time to go home.

 

Edited August 10, 2021 by Sprites

[Arnie Pie]

Caught a cloud Perseid around 00.45 to the NE.....we only had about 10 mins of clear skies and a haven't noticed anything clear as yet....fingers crossed for Tomorrow and Thursday

[Arnie Pie]

From around midnight to the NE

13" continuous @ f4  iso 320   24mm with a light pollution filter fitted   WB tungsten

 

Edited August 11, 2021 by Arnie Pie

[Sprites]

Brum looking ok tonight after midnight. 

Further south east is dung 

[Arnie Pie]

2 minutes ago, Sprites said:

Brum looking ok tonight after midnight. 

Further south east is dung 

looks that way Sprites....maybe a clearer night for all tomorrow

[Rush2019]

Skies cleared enough here to see a few between 1.45 and 2.35am.  View limited due to looking up from my garden mainly to the east, but they were bright and clear.  Hoping for a break in the clouds again tonight/pre-dawn.

[Arnie Pie]

Mainly clearer skies overhead for last night/ morning Perseids peak(?)

Managed to catch a few

I`m really impressed with the light pollution filter and would highly recommend one of these for extra clarity to the night skies  

 

 

 

[Sprites]

What filter is it Arnie? 

[Arnie Pie]

4 hours ago, Sprites said:

What filter is it Arnie? 

It`s a K&F Concept 77mm Natural Night Light Pollution Reduction MC Nano Layer Filter..... you just need to get the white balance right

[Allseasons-Si]

There is a live YT channel on these meteors