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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: Rick on Aug 13, 2025, 11:27:39

Title: Meteors on Perseid maximum night of 12th-13th August 2025
Post by: Rick on Aug 13, 2025, 11:27:39
This is a tracked stack of the meteors caught by my two Global Meteor Network cameras on the night of 12th-13th August, 2025. The north-west facing camera saw 238 Perseids, 8 Northern delta Aquarids, 5 eta Eridanids, 3 Southern delta Aquarids, 2 August Draconids, 2 kappa Cygnids and 25 others). The north-east facing camera saw 219 Perseids, 4 Northern delta Aquarids, 3 August Draconids, 3 Southern delta Aquarids and 14 others). There's a small zone of overlap, so some meteors were seen by both cameras.

(https://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10004/normal_UK003X_20250812_201512_288455_UK009P_20250812_201630_335161_track_stack.jpg) (https://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10004/UK003X_20250812_201512_288455_UK009P_20250812_201630_335161_track_stack.jpg)
Gallery link (http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/displayimage-3130-_Meteors_on_Perseid_maximum_night_of_12th_13th_A.html)
Title: Re: Meteors on Perseid maximum night of 12th-13th August 2025
Post by: The Thing on Aug 14, 2025, 08:57:47
That really shows how alive the sky is. Hard hat at the ready!
Title: Re: Meteors on Perseid maximum night of 12th-13th August 2025
Post by: Rick on Aug 14, 2025, 09:48:15
Not quite as many last night, but more clouds, too. Sadly the night before the maximum was almost completely clouded out over most of the UK.