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Are the Perseids tonight (Wednesday going into Thursday) or tomorrow night (Thurs going into Fri)?

  • 11-08-2021 01:56PM
    #1
    hatrickpatrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,798 ✭✭✭✭


    Very excited to watch the Perseids peak this year as always! Media reports are as usual a little confusing though - is the epic peak tonight or tomorrow night? I know it's August 12th, but does that mean the night after midnight tonight, or tomorrow night after nightfall?



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  • #2
    jfSDAS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 352 ✭✭jfSDAS


    Hi hatrickpatrick,

    the maximum according to the International Meteor Organisation is Thursday night, August 12/13, but good rates will also be seen tonight as the shower has a reasonably broad peak.


    The weather forecast for Dublin/Wicklow is a mixed bag tonight according to the model runs on windy.com but a bit better Thursday evening. Tonight looks good for a while though in the midlands and Louth. I’m a bit biased towards the East Coast though with that info - checking websites like Clear Outside will also allow refining of the prospective cloud conditions.


    Fingers crossed though we’ll see some Perseids!


    john



  • #3
    tom1ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,497 ✭✭✭✭tom1ie


    What direction should I be looking and what time?

    south facing garden and sky is pretty clear now so looking forward to it.



  • #4
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,573 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    Skies perfect here in the west for a change. most places should have good clear skies before cloud moves in from the west



  • #5
    bogwarrior
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    Just saw my first one towards the north by the plough . Might get lucky , sky's are good at the moment.



  • #6
    tom1ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,497 ✭✭✭✭tom1ie


    Never realised there were so many satellites in orbit!!

    great condition for watching the meteor shower. South dublin. Looking south out the back garden.



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  • #7
    buried
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,980 ✭✭✭buried


    Massive one flew into the sky towards the west. Lit up the walls of the back garden. Very cool.

    Bullet The Blue Shirts



  • #8
    little bess
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭little bess


    I’ve seen 4 in the last hour and a half, maybe two hours, north Dublin garden. A lot of light pollution here but a couple of them were very bright!



  • #9
    Ciano35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭Ciano35


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117740559#Comment_117740559

    Saw that too, it even seemed to glow purple for a bit. Best one I’ve ever seen!



  • #10
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,573 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    Saw that big one towards the west. Lots of satellites about to heading south to north



  • #11
    spookwoman
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    Plenty about, Best one just after I got set up. All taken facing south

    https://flic.kr/p/2mgHQe4
    https://flic.kr/p/2mgHQdx
    https://flic.kr/p/2mgyMRP




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  • #12
    accensi0n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭accensi0n


    Class, are they just single exposures?



  • #13
    spookwoman
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117741224#Comment_117741224

    Yep 30 seconds for each one.



  • #14
    hatrickpatrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,798 ✭✭✭✭hatrickpatrick


    Saw a bunch last night and Wednesday night! How steep is the drop-off after the peak? Any point in having another look tonight?



  • #15
    Meeoow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 659 ✭✭✭Meeoow


    I saw 5 in half an hour last night. So cool. The first one was really bright. I have never seen the likes of it.

    If it's clear tonight, I will sit out for a while.



  • #16
    spookwoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,092 ✭✭✭✭spookwoman


    Didn't see many last night but then again I had a group from a camera club causing problems with turning on flashlights and being a general pain on the ars.



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