Perseids Maximum tonight August 12th (article included)

If you have a chance to see them, take it!

Here is a short article about the Perseids and meteor showers in general:

www.tullamoreastronomy.com/media/Perseid...wer_article_2013.pdf
(Click on the link to view in your browser OR right-click and 'Save As' to your computer)

Feel free to redistribute.

Seanie.

Weather forecast is a bit depressing but I might put the camera out and hope for the best.

you never know with the weather though. I was sitting in the car at a dark site after over an hour of little glimpses of starlight last night thinking of heading home when I decided to have one more scan of the skies. got out of the car and 5 to 10 minutes later the clouds broke up and I got fully clear skies for about 50 minutes during which I saw 21 perseids and 2 sporadic meteors and also the bonus of the ISS going over too. my patience was well rewarded and went home alot happier than if I had given up after an hour or worse not bothered to chance going out at all. so hopefully the same will happen tonight!!

Anyone going out? Sandymount or Sugarloaf or?

Nice little write-up in the Indo today - "John Flannery - Meteor Expert"

www.independent.ie/irish-news/irish-star...k-show-29491140.html