*** The Official Astronomy & Universe Thread ***

[Ryan-3]

Saw a small one, then a rather huge one last night. Looked amazing

No chance tonight though, thick cloud and it's still drizzling.

 

[Spook187]

Feelin a bit brisk out there! Autumns on her way !

Aye a bit breezy up here, weather says clear sky's, but ive just been out and its cloudy
Gonna give it half hour, gawed i'm up at 5am for work , ISS due in 15 mins.

 

[413x]

im heading out in a bit, wouldnt know the best way to get a pic as i only just got into using a dslr, i do have a tripod

 

[Spook187]

Anyone seen anything yet? I just saw something moving slowly through the sky and didn't look like a plane...

The ISS you get about 20 second window, have a look for the app for your phone, it's due at 11pm.

 

[Ryan-3]

The Night Sky 2 app said conditions light night were going to be Fair, tonight were supposed to be Good. Last night was very good, tonight is ****.

I did track something last night, but I forgot to check what it was

 

[Buckster]

lovely and clear here

just went out and didn't spot any (5 mins) - off to a darker sky location later for a proper look

 

[Yaayuh!]

Clear here, seen quite a few and one damn big one that went in for ages.

 

[topgun06]

Going to head outside again. Really is clearing up now

 

[Spook187]

Just seen The ISS for a few seconds in the break in the cloud

 

[Buckster]

wow the ISS was the brightest I've ever seen it tonight

 

[Helios1234]

The ISS looked so bright tonight!

 

[Buckster]

do some travel slow ? I thought I saw one that took around 3 seconds to get across sky ?

saw one super fast - typical meteor quite bright though

and thought there was a super bright one I missed as I saw the reflection of it on my Neighbours Solar Panels ! nothiong else that bright or quick that could have flashed in it

 

[Spook187]

Live cam up now.

 

[Greg0986]

Saw a few large ones and quite a few small ones As said, the ISS was incredibly bright.

 

[Buckster]

saw one very bright one (diffused tail the works) - around 15 mins ago

probably seen around 5 now - but prob only seeing one every 6 mins or so- so quite slow

 

[Hilly]

some beautiful ones out tonight. Very clear up here in the midlands

 

[topgun06]

WOW! In the breaks between the could, the sky tonight has got to be the clearest I have ever seen it.

Andromeda was the clearest I have ever seen!

Saw around 15 meteors.

And to top it all off, I could even make out the faint glow of the Milky Way spanning across the sky.

Stunning

 

[Greg0986]

WOW! In the breaks between the could, the sky tonight has got to be the clearest I have ever seen it.

Andromeda was the clearest I have ever seen!

Saw around 15 meteors.

And to top it all off, I could even make out the faint glow of the Milky Way spanning across the sky.

Stunning

I also saw the faint glow of what looked like the "tail", almost like haze. I thought it was and when I checked stellarium, alas it was. I have never seen it before

 

[Tibbz2]

Lovely and clear here finally. Just spent the last 2 hours out on the lounger, beautiful show, some real crackers!

Also saw a few at a meet on Friday night, with a fireball!

 

[da_ging]

Didn't get any perseids on camera although did see a few, did manage to get the ISS when it went over at 11pm along with the milkyway.

WOW! In the breaks between the could, the sky tonight has got to be the clearest I have ever seen it.

Same here, best I've seen in years and even managed to photograph the milkyway all the way down to the horizon in the south which I've never managed that before. Still looks rubbish mind just being a bit of milkiness against a sea of orange thanks to the bleeping light pollution