Challenge: Get Those Lens Pointed Skyward Tonight!!
Aug 11, 2015 11:08:19 #
It's time for the annual cosmic show known as the Perseids meteor shower, and this week is your best chance in the past five years to see the sky rain "shooting stars."
As a new moon approaches on Thursday morning, Aug. 13, observers in the Northern Hemisphere will have the best opportunity to witness the spectacle in full glory without the glare of moonlight. The best viewing time will be Wednesday night going into Thursday, when the meteors begin trickling into view just before midnight. The pace quickly picks up until the early morning hours.
The conditions to view the Perseids have not been this good for the Northern Hemisphere since 2010.
The meteor shower is expected to reach its peak early Thursday morning at 4 a.m. ET | 1 a.m. PT when as many as 100 meteors per hour will be visible in the night sky, according to ABC News. For best viewing, look toward the northeastern part of the sky, near the constellations Cassiopeia and Perseus.
A shot from last year:
IF YOU DO GET SOME SHOTS PLEASE POST THEN HERE!!
GOOD LUCK AND GOOD SHOOTIN!!
As a new moon approaches on Thursday morning, Aug. 13, observers in the Northern Hemisphere will have the best opportunity to witness the spectacle in full glory without the glare of moonlight. The best viewing time will be Wednesday night going into Thursday, when the meteors begin trickling into view just before midnight. The pace quickly picks up until the early morning hours.
The conditions to view the Perseids have not been this good for the Northern Hemisphere since 2010.
The meteor shower is expected to reach its peak early Thursday morning at 4 a.m. ET | 1 a.m. PT when as many as 100 meteors per hour will be visible in the night sky, according to ABC News. For best viewing, look toward the northeastern part of the sky, near the constellations Cassiopeia and Perseus.
A shot from last year:
IF YOU DO GET SOME SHOTS PLEASE POST THEN HERE!!
GOOD LUCK AND GOOD SHOOTIN!!
Aug 11, 2015 11:27:15 #
Aug 11, 2015 11:38:07 #
redhawkssh44 wrote:
Is that midnight eastern, pacific or somewhere in between?
The peak is early Thursday morning at 4 a.m. ET | 1 a.m. PT but there will be activity most of the night Tues thru Thur.
Aug 11, 2015 11:45:27 #
Moxie wrote:
The peak is early Thursday morning at 4 a.m. ET | 1 a.m. PT but there will be activity most of the night Tues thru Thur.
Thanks, I'm going to have to find a place without too much light pollution to try to get some photos. Living in the city makes that a challenge.
Aug 11, 2015 11:49:39 #
redhawkssh44 wrote:
Thanks, I'm going to have to find a place without too much light pollution to try to get some photos. Living in the city makes that a challenge.
You're right the city lights can be a hinderance... the good thing is the moon this year will not conflict with the night sky.
Aug 11, 2015 11:58:47 #
Got my gear ready, batteries charged, gas in the truck, jacket in the ready, red flashlight packed, dark place picked out. Now I just need to figure out how to keep the brain clear and sharp over the day/night/day that this will entail. Sigh, I really need to retire so opportunities like this can be enjoyed fully. :roll:
Timelapse, not for the weak of will.
Timelapse, not for the weak of will.
Aug 11, 2015 12:05:47 #
Just thought of something. MUST put in fully charged battery for my P900 for the 150min Star Trail Mode on the unit. Pheew, just thought of it.
Sarge69
Sarge69
Aug 11, 2015 12:12:47 #
big-guy wrote:
Got my gear ready, batteries charged, gas in the truck, jacket in the ready, red flashlight packed, dark place picked out. Now I just need to figure out how to keep the brain clear and sharp over the day/night/day that this will entail. Sigh, I really need to retire so opportunities like this can be enjoyed fully. :roll:
Timelapse, not for the weak of will.
Timelapse, not for the weak of will.
Hey! What's more important? A job or a photograph!! :mrgreen:
Good luck staying awake!
Aug 11, 2015 12:13:14 #
sarge69 wrote:
Just thought of something. MUST put in fully charged battery for my P900 for the 150min Star Trail Mode on the unit. Pheew, just thought of it.
Sarge69
Sarge69
Ok sarge let's do this!! :mrgreen:
Aug 11, 2015 12:20:01 #
Depends whether you talk to my retired wife or to the sap that has to keep her in the lifestyle she has been accustom to. Sux to be me...
Moxie wrote:
Hey! What's more important? A job or a photograph!! :mrgreen:
Good luck staying awake!
Good luck staying awake!
Aug 11, 2015 12:26:21 #
big-guy wrote:
Depends whether you talk to my retired wife or to the sap that has to keep her in the lifestyle she has been accustom to. Sux to be me...
:mrgreen: :thumbup:
Aug 11, 2015 12:46:39 #
Be like me. Outlive last of relatives, be one of two left in the family and inherit 500K with no bills, no credit debt, house paid off. Live large.
Sarge69
Sarge69
Aug 11, 2015 13:24:48 #
sarge69 wrote:
Be like me. Outlive last of relatives, be one of two left in the family and inherit 500K with no bills, no credit debt, house paid off. Live large.
Sarge69
Sarge69
Right! Now... if I only had a relative that had that much money to leave..... ;)
Aug 11, 2015 22:30:24 #
Moxie wrote:
Right! Now... if I only had a relative that had that much money to leave..... ;)
I took care of Ted for 5/6 years in our house. He lived to 91 yrs old. I felt so bad for him because he was brought up in the depression and money was only to be saved. Every day a half a sandwich for lunch with a half of an apple and a cup of tea and 2 cookies. Breakfast was 1/3 cup of cherrios with 1/2 banana and a cup of instant coffee. His delight of the day was having ice cream around 8pm before bed. Sat in dark living room we set up for him and never turned on light in bedroom or his personal bathroom, he used a flashlight if he needed to get up.
Supper, he ate half of what he got when we went out for supper and took him, and saved the other half for next day. He was a great person but so tight he creaked. I didn't know how much he was worth until, as executor of his estate, I started opening envelopes and finding accounts in CT, NH and CA. Investments, cash, bonds, CDs. You name it. Almost 1 million dollars going to me and my younger brother. I feel so sorry he had no thought to enjoy his money.
Uncle Ted - Love and Miss you.
Sarge69
Aug 11, 2015 22:39:22 #
sarge69 wrote:
I took care of Ted for 5/6 years in our house. He ... (show quote)
An amazing story Sarge!
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