09/08/2017 by GRANT MACKINTOSH. F.R.A.S PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER. Tolcarn will be live streaming the Perseids meteor shower from 22oohrs August 11th throught to the early hours of Aug 12th Perseids meteor shower. Perseids meteor shower. The live stream will consist of an Orion allsky camera and 14 inch meade with a live Mallincam video camera. Canon DSLR connected to backyard EOS. There will be an additional Canon DSLR taking images of the Perseids, to publish live during the show. The Yagi meteor scatter detector will also be running during the show to observe the radio trails of the Perseids. This years show should be one to remember.

Great stuff. Dark sky landscape bid for Bodmin moor has been submitted. https://youtu.be/e9szWyfBEv4

Kim tonight imaging the moon remotely, with her Canon 1100D, lens 75-300mm with Ioptron sky tracker backyard EOS. Nice shot hun.xx

09/08/2016 by GRANT MACKINTOSH. F.R.A.S PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER. Tolcarn will be live streaming the Perseids meteor shower from 22oohrs August 11th throught to the early hours of Aug 12th Perseids meteor shower. Perseids meteor shower. The live stream will consist of an Orion allsky camera and 14 inch meade with a live Mallincam video camera. Canon DSLR connected to backyard EOS. There will be an additional Canon DSLR taking images of the Perseids, to publish live during the show. The Yagi meteor scatter detector will also be running during the show to observe the radio trails of the Perseids. This years show should be one to remember.

Join Slooh for the Best Meteor Shower of 2016 Explore the Myth and Wonder of the Perseids Meteor Shower On Thursday, August 11th, at 5:00 PM PDT / 8:00 PM EDT / 00:00 UTC (International Times: http://bit.ly/2b7BV9V), Slooh will host a special 4-hour long broadcast viewing the meteors live as they streak across the sky in four different countries, thanks to our global network of partners. Those live streams will come from Slooh’s observatory in the Canary Islands, Slooh HQ in Washington, CT, and our feed partners in the United Kingdom, and Thunder Bay, Canada. Then, on Friday, Slooh will present extended coverage of the Perseids starting at 9 AM EDT, courtesy of Weathernews Japan. The Perseids is a favorite of many stargazers because it shows more bright meteors than most showers, usually about 50-60 per hour. In addition to our live streams, Slooh’s 5-hour broadcast will give viewers everything they need to watch and enjoy the shower, including information on the best ways to watch, where to look, and what they should bring along with them on their meteor shower journey. If that’s not enough, Slooh Astronomers, Eric Edelman and Bob Berman, will explain all you need to know about meteor showers, and even tell the amazing discovery story of Comet Swift-Tuttle, the comet responsible for the slew of falling stars this time of year. Plus, viewers will get a unique opportunity to learn about capturing amazing meteor shower photography with a standard DSLR camera, and how they can hear these streaking bits of space debris, even when they can’t see them. And for the historically inclined, we’ll also feature segments telling the harrowing myth of the Greek hero Perseus, from his adventures fighting the Gorgon, Medusa, to his daring rescue of the Princess Andromeda. “With Decembers Geminids spoiled by a full moon, these Perseids will be the best shower of 2016,” says Bob Berman. “Add to that the juicy peril of its parent comet, Swift-Tuttle, the most hazardous object in the known universe, and you have all the ingredients for a 4 star spectacle.” The Perseids are visible in most of the Northern Hemisphere, and even some of the Southern hemisphere, and have been viewed by civilizations stretching back millennia. In medieval Europe, the Perseids were called the “Tears of St. Lawrence” because they occur near the anniversary of the death of Laurentius, a Christian deacon who was martyred by the Roman Emperor Valerian in the year 258 A.D. The first recorded observation of the Perseids was by Chinese astronomers in 36 A.D., making it an event that perfectly sums up humanity’s need to gaze at the stars and wonder at the heavens, even to this day. Viewers can join in the meteor watching fun by sending their questions, and their own meteor observations to @Slooh on Twitter, or by using the live chat on Slooh.com. Event Details Event Timing: Live Stream starts: 5:00 PM PDT ¦ 8:00 PM EDT ¦ 00:00UTC Live Stream ends: 9:00 PM PDT ¦ 12:00 AM EDT ¦ 04:00UTC International Timing: http://bit.ly/2b7BV9V TO WATCH SLOOH’s live coverage: http://live.slooh.com/stadium/live/perseid-meteor-shower-2016