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Peter Carson

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  • 27 January 2015 at 8:03 pm in reply to: 2004 BL86 flyby #576784
    Peter Carson
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    The cloud held off until the early hours of this morning here in SE Essex. I managed a series of visual sightings through my 315mm reflector from early evening up to just after midnight. I’ve also imaged several sequences of 2004BL86 crossing the 36’x27′ field of view. See my animation from just after midnight here http://youtu.be/ORPvj–5WDw Detail of the timelapse are on the Youtube page.
    Peter
    14 August 2014 at 8:35 pm in reply to: Perseid maximum night #576656
    Peter Carson
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    Hi Nick,

    I think I witnessed the bright Perseid meteor at 02:00:11UT… through the frosted glass of my bathroom window!!

    I had finished a nights comet imaging just before 02.00UT and was getting ready for bed. The bathroom was in darkeness so I didn’t disturb my sleeping wife…however my following rush for a clear glass window to view the sky probably did disturb her!!

    Can’t say I can confirm seeing the persistant train though.

    Peter

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