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Perseids meteor shower showcase for Dark Sky Park in Galloway

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-23638972

if only the street lights could dim for a few hours

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Can you imagine the crime rate if they dimmed the lights in Paisley?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't wait for this, hope sky's clear, elc brae outside Ayr good spot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just remember the peak is on Monday so give it time, although some were spotted last night.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ohh Monday i'll be home and no light pollution

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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

At times like these, I'm glad I don't live in the central belt with all that light pollution.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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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By *cottish-guy!Man
over a year ago

Helensburgh

Might need to drive somewhere dark and away from street lights etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not really, saw several last night from Edinburgh and even photographed one

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

cloudy n wet last night - hope for a better viewing tonight

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

saw loads from my garden, and the bedroom window.. between 11.30pm and 2 am

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"saw loads from my garden, and the bedroom window.. between 11.30pm and 2 am "

Same time again tonight! plus the ISS makes an appearance at 11pm prompt.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ohh thanks, will have a look see but it is a bit cloudy tonight.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Seen several tonight n a space satellite dunno what one

Perfect clear sky

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

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


"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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By *owboy BebopMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

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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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

there might be some tonight

i'm just going out for a look

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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

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By *he Enigmatic MagnetMan
over a year ago

Glasgow West


"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

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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By *cotsguy69Man
over a year ago

fife

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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