#21  
Old 06-05-2016, 08:38 PM
AussieSky's Avatar
AussieSky (Greg)
Registered User

AussieSky is offline
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Sutherland Shire, Sydney
Posts: 89
The last 6 shots here are Eta Aquarids:
http://www.gco.org.au/meteorwatch/index5.html

Last edited by AussieSky; 07-05-2016 at 06:28 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #22  
Old 07-05-2016, 01:32 PM
Luke.'s Avatar
Luke.
Registered User

Luke. is offline
 
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 72
Nice pictures. The light pollution ruined my picture unfortunately. I could easily see and walk around even though there was no moon.
Reply With Quote
  #23  
Old 07-05-2016, 04:42 PM
dreamstation's Avatar
dreamstation (James)
Registered User

dreamstation is offline
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Fraser Coast QLD
Posts: 159
The missus set the alarm for 4am this morning and we both got up for a look and it was most certainly worth it. We counted around 20 hits in just under an hour, with a handful being quite spectacular leaving a thin trail before disappearing shortly after. Skies are looking reasonably clear tonight so will get the scope out later. Hopefully see a few more meteors while we're at it.
Reply With Quote
  #24  
Old 11-05-2016, 09:58 AM
AussieTrooper's Avatar
AussieTrooper (Ben)
Registered User

AussieTrooper is offline
 
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 645
Does anyone fill out the meteor observation report from IMO and submit it to them?
Reply With Quote
  #25  
Old 07-05-2017, 06:55 PM
gaa_ian's Avatar
gaa_ian (Ian)
1300 THESKY

gaa_ian is offline
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Cairns Qld
Posts: 2,404
In true nth qld style we have had rain ☔️
So none for me ��
Reply With Quote
  #26  
Old 08-05-2017, 04:23 AM
astro744
Registered User

astro744 is offline
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,244
I saw about 20 over a 2.5 hour period between 3:45 and 6:15am yesterday. Probably missed some as I went in to get my little Tele Vue 60 and then looked at Neptune and Venus The meteors are very swift but many left long trails that lingered for a half second or so. Whilst looking for Neptune I recognised a star pattern from when I was observing and photographing Comet Halley in 1986.

I went in after seeing Mercury just clearing my local horizon and dawn breaking. The entire time I was outside I had a song from the late 60's stuck in my head, the one with the line "This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius". (By the 5th Dimension). Oh let the sunshine!

Last edited by astro744; 08-05-2017 at 04:23 AM. Reason: Date
Reply With Quote
  #27  
Old 08-05-2017, 01:29 PM
TRX (Martin)
Registered User

TRX is offline
 
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Perth
Posts: 13
I setup a time-lapse after i went to bed. However between the trees & clouds, I only manage one partially successful capture.

A shame i didn't see it with my own eyes, it looks like it was a good one.
Attached Thumbnails
Click for full-size image (IMG_9106-2.jpg)
177.8 KB31 views
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +10. The time is now 11:08 PM.

Powered by vBulletin Version 3.8.7 | Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Advertisement
Bintel
Advertisement
Testar
Advertisement