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Perseids meteor shower showcase for Dark Sky Park in Galloway
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm staying in the Dark Skies just now so here's hoping for a cloudless skie. Mind you it beautiful any night you can see the stars here. I've spent a good few hours of the years lying in the pitch black garden just looking at the stars. It's so peaceful & relaxing 
Mind you I do miss the street lights if I'm stumbling home after a night on town  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You should watch out for the ISS it's making 2-3 passes a night at the moment you can find the times by googling ISS tracker
Typically it's been clouded over in Edinburgh the last couple of nights  |
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over a year ago
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"Seen several tonight n a space satellite dunno what one
Perfect clear sky
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There are so mant sattelites you'd need to know the exact time and roughly where it was. The ISS was fantastic, got a few pics that I want to try to stitch together, got lots of other sats, planes and quite a few persieds and randoms. Bit knackered now what with that and the drive lol  |
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over a year ago
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the ISS was magnificent, it appeared out of a patch of cloud travelling west to east (ish) bright as bright as could be, before vanishing into more cloud. I saw a few good meteors but only in a small patch of sky to the east due to the cloud. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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it may well be the iss
as it was around 1.30 am
west to east heading north west
did thought it could of been a plane
an more to come as there is plenty of activity in the night sky
with the meteoroid's
just download a wee app
google sky or the meteor show calender
both are free on google play
to get accurate readings were there are free |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"it may well be the iss
as it was around 1.30 am
west to east heading north west
did thought it could of been a plane
an more to come as there is plenty of activity in the night sky
with the meteoroid's
just download a wee app
google sky or the meteor show calender
both are free on google play
to get accurate readings were there are free"
It must have been something else as the ISS was 23:00 00:40 and 2:15 the last pass only in the SW and very very low in the sky, I missed the 00:40 pass  |
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Can you see the ISS with the naked eye ? ill be out in the garden tonight again, to see if I can see either it pr meteors...last night disappointing, I live rural so sky dark, but very cloudy ....frustrating |
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"Can you see the ISS with the naked eye ? ill be out in the garden tonight again, to see if I can see either it pr meteors...last night disappointing, I live rural so sky dark, but very cloudy ....frustrating"
check the tracker website
an yes you can see it v the naked eye
a large yellow object moving across the sky 25 miles up |
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Yes you can see the ISS with the naked eye. Tonight's times are 22:11 and 23:48, 37 alt degrees (first pass)(overhead is 90)
Rises WSW at 22:09 peak South then sets 22:20 times based on Edinburgh
It as bright as Venus if not brighter.
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"Yes you can see the ISS with the naked eye. Tonight's times are 22:11 and 23:48, 37 alt degrees (first pass)(overhead is 90)
Rises WSW at 22:09 peak South then sets 22:20 times based on Edinburgh
It as bright as Venus if not brighter.
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brighter and moving at a steady pace. might stay up and have another look tonight. was bang on time just after 11pm last night  |
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over a year ago
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We just installed the apps well cool.does any one know was the meteor shower just last night? We go perfect veiw of sky tonight to see it pass over.here's hoping. |
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"tutt... where did all those pesky clouds come from........ not a star, satellite or meteor to be seen.... a big fat toad on the deck tho lol  "
What is my mother in law doing on your deck?
I've seen a few pics from Glasgow tonight on Flickr, But I haven't seen a thing for cloud. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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2 nights ago was it peak.
Chances are to see some is less if her willing to wait n see
There will always be showers but not as heavy as the last few days.. check the sites that provide info..enjoy |
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Sunday night to Monday morning, went up to F*** car park around midnight.
Fantastic clear sky with around 60 to 70 meteors shooting through the sky over the course of an hour.
Really couldn't understand why no one else was there. It's a perfect spot, no street lights for miles.
Ideal for watching the light show just a pity there wasn't any dogging as well.
Now that would've been the perfect night, Shooting stars and celestial bodies. |
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