[Kaiten]

Not sure if this is a repost but it seems you can see a meteor shower at night. I've only seen one once a long time ago so thought this might be worth sharing.

http://www.venturevancouver.com/blog/perseids-meteor-shower-bc-august-2010

[TRD Rs200]

WHEN???? WHICH DIRECTION????? I believe i missed the one last night

[TOPEC]

i think its tonight and tomorrow night

[TOS'd]

article says perk time is aug 12th evening (tmr) until the morning hours of aug 13th. so theres still time to view it.

[MR_BIGGS]

Its happening!!..lol

[ae101]

.... THE WORLD IS GONNA END LOL but serious not gonna miss for the world

[CP.AR]

Where's a good place in the LM to see it clearly? Any parks open till so late?

edit: outside Iona Beach it is!

[R&R]

:( i see nothing

[Senna4ever]

McDonald Park in Abbotsford is a designated Dark Sky Park, situated mid-way between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. It's right next to Sumas Mountain, with the mountain like a huge wall, essentially blocking off the light of Abbotsford to the west, Chillwack to the east and Mission to the North. The views to the east, south & west are unobstructed, perfect for astronomy & astrophotography.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?name=Mcdonald+Park&city=Abbotsford&state=BC&zipcode=V3G&country=CA&latitude=49.08963&longitude=-122.1367&geocode=ADDRESS&id=265655627

I'll be the guy in amongst the other photographers with a Canon 500mm lens. The other astronomy guys will have the big huge telescopes! :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Senna4ever/Forum%20crap/DSC07825.jpg

[Lomac]

Just got back from a drive around South Langley. Lots of people are hanging out on their cars around the Pacific Truck Crossing and Campbell Valley Park, just sitting on their hoods and staring up at the sky. Sat and watched the sky for about twenty minutes by the new High Point Estates development at 200 St and 8 Ave (holy multi-million dollar homes!). Saw the three planets but no meteors. Oh well. Gonna hang out at Campbell Valley Park tomorrow night with a bunch of buddies and watch the real show. :D

[cococly]

I just saw one 30mins ago at Marpole :D

[EmperorIS]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0cnXYhlBk1k/TC_3nD0umfI/AAAAAAAAD2Y/4gz---4E03k/s1600/can%27t+see+shit+captain.jpg

[cool moe D]

Can we pretend that airplanes. In the night sky. Are like shooting stars. I CAN REALLY USE A WISH RIGHT NOW WISH RIGHT NOW WISH RIGHT NOW!!!!

Seriously, that song needs to stop being played, forever.

[typ.]

Can we pretend that airplanes. In the night sky. Are like shooting stars. I CAN REALLY USE A WISH RIGHT NOW WISH RIGHT NOW WISH RIGHT NOW!!!!

Seriously, that song needs to stop being played, forever.

I still like this song :)

[CP.AR]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0cnXYhlBk1k/TC_3nD0umfI/AAAAAAAAD2Y/4gz---4E03k/s1600/can%27t+see+shit+captain.jpg

http://www.ryanruff.com/345/images/can%27t%20see%20shit.jpg

[c3m]

McDonald Park in Abbotsford is a designated Dark Sky Park, situated mid-way between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. It's right next to Sumas Mountain, with the mountain like a huge wall, essentially blocking off the light of Abbotsford to the west, Chillwack to the east and Mission to the North. The views to the east, south & west are unobstructed, perfect for astronomy & astrophotography.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?name=Mcdonald+Park&city=Abbotsford&state=BC&zipcode=V3G&country=CA&latitude=49.08963&longitude=-122.1367&geocode=ADDRESS&id=265655627

I'll be the guy in amongst the other photographers with a Canon 500mm lens. The other astronomy guys will have the big huge telescopes! :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Senna4ever/Forum%20crap/DSC07825.jpg

what setting will you be using?

[Senna4ever]

what setting will you be using?
I won't know until I get there, but any shutter speed over 30 seconds will show star movement, so stay below 30 seconds. I'd use f5.6 or f8 and adjust ISO & shutter speeds accordingly.

[Ikkaku]

I am able to see it on my balcony, and this is near magee. I love watching stuff like this, it's super peaceful and calming, especially after a stressful day.

[BlacknJean]

saw a weird lid flying object flying very low around the sky. could be a bomber though

[phunky.FOB]

so the thing i saw was not a shooting star? saw few days ago

[Senna4ever]

so the thing i saw was not a shooting star? saw few days ago

It may have been. A shooting star will last for only a fraction of a second.

[optiblue]

Imma play some mass effect. You can see lots of stars in that game!

[asahai69]

light up a joint and enjoy

[RabidRat]

which direction do you have to be looking to see this?

[Jackygor]

still happening tonight?

[hc529]

I caught one on camera, saw a whole bunch! Post pic when I get home :)
Look towards west side! That's where I saw most of mine!
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[Kaiten]

^ Really? Damn. Just got back from Iona Beach area and didn't see shit.

[hc529]

^ yap i saw A LOT like from 20-30, i went to abbotsford Mcdonald Park (Dark sky park).
Parking lot was full of people! just got home. pics uploaded

First one i captured........
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nfsu_20042004/DSC_0035.jpg

But, i didnt see the 2nd one captured until i got home!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nfsu_20042004/DSC_0059.jpg

[Senna4ever]

I'm at McDonald park right now, and the meteors are really flying now - about one every minute. A really mice guy let me piggy back my camera on his telescope tracker so I'm making 10 minute exposures! Hopefully, I'll get somethng good...I haven't gotten any good shots with meteors yet. :(
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[cococly]

I spent 10mins standing in my backyard and I saw at least 2.

But the lights from Surrey is too bright that it blocked half of the sky

[RabidRat]

saw a whole bunch! just came home from richmond. haha it seemed to get pretty lively toward 4am and then it just kinda stopped?

[gilly]

post the picsssssssssssssssssssss

[Orion]

left at 12... the crowd at iona was lively but the cars constantly driving by was annoying...

fun night

[Soundy]

I'm at McDonald park right now, and the meteors are really flying now - about one every minute. A really mice guy let me piggy back my camera on his telescope tracker so I'm making 10 minute exposures! Hopefully, I'll get somethng good...I haven't gotten any good shots with meteors yet. :(
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My experience, you're better off with a wide angle to catch a larger area of the sky... even at 1/min, the odds of one hitting the tiny area of sky you're getting with 500mm are pretty remote.

Heck, last time I went shooting meteors, I was shooting at 17mm and still consistently missing them - wherever I pointed my camera, they'd always come down in the opposite quadrant. Move the camera around, they'd be in the quadrant I'd just left. :flamemad:

[CP.AR]

went with a bunch of friends last night to iona. We say quite a few - at least one every 2 minutes
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[hc529]

My experience, you're better off with a wide angle to catch a larger area of the sky... even at 1/min, the odds of one hitting the tiny area of sky you're getting with 500mm are pretty remote.

Heck, last time I went shooting meteors, I was shooting at 17mm and still consistently missing them - wherever I pointed my camera, they'd always come down in the opposite quadrant. Move the camera around, they'd be in the quadrant I'd just left. :flamemad:

So, me catching 2... Is lucky? Outta the whole night?. I was shooting at 18mm.
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[Soundy]

So, me catching 2... Is lucky? Outta the whole night?. I was shooting at 18mm.
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Depends on your exposure time... I was trying anything from 2 minutes to 10 minutes... or until I saw too many of them going by out of the camera view and got frustrated and swung it around :)

[!Aznboi128]

I'm going to point my 11mm up into the sky and see what I get :p
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[RabidRat]

Lol I was reaching for my cell phone to take a pic. Then I realized what a stupid idea that was. :p

[Ikkaku]

:lol I was watching at 3 Road and each time a meteor went by people sounded like they creamed themselves "oooOOHHHHH"

[RabidRat]

I heard a bunch of horses screaming.

[Soundy]

I heard a bunch of horses screaming.

Are the lambs still screaming, Clarice?

[Senna4ever]

^ yap i saw A LOT like from 20-30, i went to abbotsford Mcdonald Park (Dark sky park).
Parking lot was full of people! just got home. pics uploaded
But, i didnt see the 2nd one captured until i got home!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nfsu_20042004/DSC_0059.jpg
That, my friend, is a plane. :p

Did you walk to the east of the main parking lot to where the Fraser Valley Astronomy Society members were with their huge-ass telescopes? Much better lighting conditions there, but the sky sucked last night due to the smokey haze. The area near the parking lot was crappy because there were too many cars coming and going, and too many stupid people using flashlights with white light.

[Senna4ever]

My experience, you're better off with a wide angle to catch a larger area of the sky... even at 1/min, the odds of one hitting the tiny area of sky you're getting with 500mm are pretty remote.

Heck, last time I went shooting meteors, I was shooting at 17mm and still consistently missing them - wherever I pointed my camera, they'd always come down in the opposite quadrant. Move the camera around, they'd be in the quadrant I'd just left. :flamemad:
I was using a 15mm fisheye & a 24mm f1.4.

[TRD Rs200]

i didnt catch shit last night, I was too slow everytime!

[ae101]

i didn't catch shit last night as well cuz at 12:15am i went to sleep disappointed cuz i thought i missed it

[Soundy]

i didnt catch shit last night, I was too slow everytime!

That's why you use long exposures.

[you!]

still waiting for Senna4ever's pics

[Levitron]

Was up at Cypress last night.

Anyone see this really slow moving object that showed up at around 5am? It drifted not in a totally straight line and was up there for about 5-10 minutes. Definitely not a plane or a helicopter.

[J____]

ufo!

[Senna4ever]

still waiting for Senna4ever's pics
Ok, ok! Sheesh! :p

Was up at Cypress last night.

Anyone see this really slow moving object that showed up at around 5am? It drifted not in a totally straight line and was up there for about 5-10 minutes. Definitely not a plane or a helicopter.
That would be a satellite. If you go to a place where the sky is really dark, there will be at least one above you somewhere.

[Jackygor]

was there last night. I saw one of what I thought to be a star starting to move. It moved two little circles to the right and it disappeared off into the space, moving away from earth.

[!e.lo_]

Ok, ok! Sheesh! :p


That would be a satellite. If you go to a place where the sky is really dark, there will be at least one above you somewhere.

yea i went out to ladner/tsawwassen area near the dykes and saw a couple meteors. i tracked a satellite too and had fun with my green laser pointing at shit lol

[Senna4ever]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Senna4ever/Photos%20II/IMG_0119.jpg

More here:
http://www.revscene.net/forums/astrophotography-thread-t622311.html

[Grandmaster TSE]

was at steveston and saw a whole bunch

[Alatar]

^ yap i saw A LOT like from 20-30, i went to abbotsford Mcdonald Park (Dark sky park).
Parking lot was full of people! just got home. pics uploaded

First one i captured........
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nfsu_20042004/DSC_0035.jpg

But, i didnt see the 2nd one captured until i got home!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/nfsu_20042004/DSC_0059.jpg

The second, as mentioned is a plane. The first is a satellite, I'm 99% sure. I'll post up when I get home from Squamish. You'll see what a meteor REALLY looks like, caught on camera.
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[Inaii]

Saw lots at Hayward Dam, was definitely a neat experience.

[2 n r]

Was up at Cypress last night.

Anyone see this really slow moving object that showed up at around 5am? It drifted not in a totally straight line and was up there for about 5-10 minutes. Definitely not a plane or a helicopter.

omfg i saw it!!!!
it was 4 o clock when i saw it. was camping up in birkenhead at at the time and i was looking up at the sky and saw this bright white light just move across the sky in silence, definitely not a plane or helicopter and too bright to be a satelite

[Alatar]

Meteor.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4895660535_bc54cb1f6b_b.jpg

Another Meteor. Timing on this one was JUST off, as the exposure ended just as the meteor flashed across the sky. Oh well.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4896253700_1b1bc730de_b.jpg

Satellite. Lower right corner.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4896257814_9cb6880031_b.jpg

Just wish I had my remote trigger with me. :(

[Levitron]

omfg i saw it!!!!
it was 4 o clock when i saw it. was camping up in birkenhead at at the time and i was looking up at the sky and saw this bright white light just move across the sky in silence, definitely not a plane or helicopter and too bright to be a satelite

Yeah!!! It wasn't a satellite either because it was so bright. Everyone there were a bit shocked to see it.

[alex.w *//]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp5LGaE2k1U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUxa62utwqw

[Senna4ever]

Heck, last time I went shooting meteors, I was shooting at 17mm and still consistently missing them - wherever I pointed my camera, they'd always come down in the opposite quadrant. Move the camera around, they'd be in the quadrant I'd just left. :flamemad:
You should point your camera at where the meteors are originating from.

[flagella]

Heard there are more tonight and tomorrow night. Sucks you have to go really far to see it. Dunno if there's any place in Burnaby to see those. Don't think Burnaby Mountain is dark enough.

[mercyboy]

cypress is nice to see it.....going there tonight

[Inaii]

Except everyone and their dog will be up there trying to watch.

[holyshit]

Any other good locations to see this?

[GoneGuru]

Any other good locations to see this?

Youtube on Monday

[LSF22]

will be at whytecliff with a few friends to try and catch it.....

[tool001]

just got back from Squamish.. Was quite a view. We were there for about an hour or so. Saw maybe 50-60.

[Soundy]

Pitt Lake is good - not terribly far, the surrounding mountains block a lot of the city light without blocking too much of the sky.

[Inaii]

Went out to Crescent Beach last night, probably not the best place to sit, but we were there for about half an hour and saw 20-30? 2 REALLY bright, huge ones too :) It was pretty cool.

Also got pulled over but the cop let us go because my brother hadn't been drinking, just asked him to get his headlight fixed so he didn't get pulled over again (one headlight motor is toast) :lol

[CP.AR]

Who the hell parked their s2k outside my house and camped with their girlfriend yelling out "I see it I see it" every couple minutes

[RCubed]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7111/7767523222_c88cf09a84_b.jpg (www.flickr.com/photos/rcubedphotography/7767523222/)
Perseid Meteor Shower (www.flickr.com/photos/rcubedphotography/7767523222/) by RCubedPhoto (www.flickr.com/people/rcubedphotography/), on Flickr

I had to tripod so I gorillapod'd my camera to the legs of my friend's tripod. Lol

[supremematt85]

Is this still happening tonight or did I miss it.

[Senna4ever]

It peaked last night, but tonight should be pretty good, too.

[Leopold Stotch]

you guys think i can see this at spanish?

i went to spanish banks a few years ago and saw a few

[trip]

was at manning park last night and saw 20+ in under a half hour

[rawr]

probably heading to crescent beach tonight.

[Lomac]

Every time I see the word "Perseid," I can't help but think of this guy:

http://sharetv.org/images/futurama/cast/large/lrrr.jpg

[Lomac]

My exposures were too long. Managed to capture a couple of meteors but they were darkened by the length I had the shutter open.

Click on the images to see 'em better.

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/467405_10152011907145080_818067982_o.jpg

Bottom left
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/277960_10152011909235080_489111351_o.jpg

Center left
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/620950_10152011907635080_1129048764_o.jpg

[candy_jai]

am i the only who thought about this when looking at those pics?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j69RFCSP3Uo&feature=relmfu

[jjson]

Went to burnaby mountain on Sunday night around 2:30, couldn't see anything except for stars. People started to leave around 4

[LSF22]

Went to whytecliff and stayed till bout 3 ish! saw a whole bunch... def a much better result compared to last year!

[Ikkaku]

was able to see it both at my house and various spots in richmond (terra nova and farm areas on 3 road)

[rawr]

It's back, where are you guys watching it?
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[willystyle]

It's happening tonight and tomorrow night too, right?

[Ikkaku]

Yay for clouds and thunder lol
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[entrax]

probably going to see it tomorrow or late tonight with my girlfriend if it dries up with the rain today

mcdonald park in abbotsford is a nice place for it, not too far, not busy, and once the park closes at around 10 or so, you can park outside the gate, walk back in and just lie down on the road and you have pretty much the whole sky to yourself. last year saw some super bright ones that go across the whole sky :ahwow:

[Vansterdam]

shit I thought this was on last night and missed out

can someone recommend a good spot thats not to far from the Vancity?

[i-vtecyo]

saw two meteors 2 nights ago. peak is up tonight and tomorrow night. look north east and just pray the clouds will go away.. should be 50-100 meteors per hour tonight starting from 12am to dawn.

[Senna4ever]

shit I thought this was on last night and missed out

can someone recommend a good spot thats not to far from the Vancity?

McDonald Park or Porteau Cove.

[3klipze]

How is the cloud over at Abbotsford? Looking to head out for a couple hours to get a chance to look.

[Soundy]

Contemplating hitting up the lookout at Stave tomorrow night, if the weather clears...

Or a little closer to home, I've gone up to Pitt Lake for meteors before, it's pretty dark there.

[Lomac]

I had originally planned on taking some timelapse shots of the meteor shower tonight (we've been seeing a shit ton over this past week up this way) but now a gigantic electrical storm is raging over the mountains surrounding us. So now we're standing on top of our field, underneath a house with a metal roof, taking photos of lightning strikes. If you never hear from me again, chances are you can figure out what happened. :lol

[StylinRed]

didnt realize there was lightning outside

[Matlock]

Tried Burnaby Mountain. Stupid kids doing doughnuts in the parking lot almost hit me. I was ready to kill someone. :seriously:

[Soundy]

I had originally planned on taking some timelapse shots of the meteor shower tonight (we've been seeing a shit ton over this past week up this way) but now a gigantic electrical storm is raging over the mountains surrounding us. So now we're standing on top of our field, underneath a house with a metal roof, taking photos of lightning strikes. If you never hear from me again, chances are you can figure out what happened. :lol

One of my old signatures from back in the dialup days...

"Wow, that lightning was really cl$){{.>@$!...
NO CARRIER

[i-vtecyo]

i tried the back ally of international nightmarket since we were at the nightmarket. only got to see 2 meteors with my gf. neck is really sore from looking up and clouds started to move in so we left.. round 2 tmr either at burnaby mountain or vanier park. should be a clear sky tmr.

[Soundy]

Tried Burnaby Mountain. Stupid kids doing doughnuts in the parking lot almost hit me. I was ready to kill someone. :seriously:

Why didn't you just shake your cane at them?

[3klipze]

Saw 4 from 2 to 3 am at Cypress Bowl lookout. Bit cloudy, but it cleared up for an hour or so.

Honestly the worst spot. Honger chicks everywhere screaming every time they see one.

Hitting up Abbotsford or Sea to sky/squamish tonight.

[Lomac]

One of my old signatures from back in the dialup days...

"Wow, that lightning was really cl$){{.>@$!...
NO CARRIER

:lol

Supposed to be clear skies tonight so I'll try and post some meteor pictures tomorrow but in the meantime, here's what we were battling last night:

In the near distance:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1115971_10151790519117629_631862499_o.jpg

Literally right above us. Picture got blown out unfortunately, but damn... this one let a little bit of wee out:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1147474_10151790595807629_1319491638_o.jpg

Anyway, back to meteor talk lol

[3klipze]

^ beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[Lomac]

Honestly guys, take the extra 20 minutes to drive and head out to Dark Sky Park. Trust me, if you really want to see a ton of meteors without a bunch of random screams every time someone spots one, that's the place to be. Lots of guys also show up with their telescopes and most are more than happy to let you peer through them for a while.

[Nvasion]

ill be at mcdonald beach tonight

[Phil@rise]

Contemplating hitting up the lookout at Stave tomorrow night, if the weather clears...

Or a little closer to home, I've gone up to Pitt Lake for meteors before, it's pretty dark there.

Still thinkin Stave? If so what time?

[willystyle]

Where's Dark Sky Park? The one in Abby?

[Soundy]

Let me google that for you (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=dark+sky+park)

[Matlock]

Let me google that for you (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=dark+sky+park)

Very helpful as it took me to 3223 N 1st Ave, Tucson, AZ :troll:


I think the one everyone is talking about is McDonald Park in Abbotsford, BC (https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=mcdonald+park+abbotsford+bc&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&sa=N&tab=wl)

[Soundy]

Interesting... very first hit for me was this one: FVAS Dark Sky Park (http://www.fvas.net/dsp.html)

[Lomac]

First one I get is this:

Forestry Commission Scotland - Galloway Forest Park Dark Skies (http://www.forestry.gov.uk/darkskygalloway)

Scotland might be a little too far away for most of us. :lol

[Alatar]

These were all from Saturday night.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5507/9500825972_a75a80f767_c.jpghttp://farm4.staticflickr.com/3718/9500840754_5cc56b1e76_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7390/9500828856_7123862d9d_c.jpghttp://farm6.staticflickr.com/5508/9500834928_50f105ceb9_c.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5337/9500837842_0e57a69053_c.jpghttp://farm8.staticflickr.com/7309/9498033329_f506f9b753_c.jpg

I think I need a new DSLR. :(

[Soundy]

So the wife and I are going to take a run up by Pitt Lake for a while... don't wanna be out TOO late. If anyone wants to come join us... watch for my black Jeep with big white CB antenna (channel 4, in case you have a set).

[Lomac]

Woot, lightning storm from this evening blew all the clouds away. Time to take out the camera and get stung by mosquitoes!

:fullofwin:

[Phil@rise]

I'm on my way to scotland right now!

[LuHua]

Guess I'll be heading to Abbotsford tonight...haha. How busy's Mcdonald Park expected to be?

[Jas29]

When is it supposed to start today?
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[3klipze]

At McDonald's park right now. It's amazing.
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[dee242]

was watcing it from at home on my deck seeing all the small ones glide across the sky then around one a huge on lit up the sky n left a long streak, it really scared the shit out of me then i decided it was time to go, it was truly amazing thou

[red_2]

Is this still going to be on tonight? Might make my way up to Abbey if its still going down tonight.

I was near YVR yesterday by Iona beach and only saw just a few fly by, was hoping to see alot ><

[Mashimaro]

Lucked out on this one last night from Cypress. not the best shot, sorry.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3820/9504665507_c96c816573_c.jpg

[Soundy]

The Perseids are generally visible from July 17 through August 24, with the peak being on August 11 & 12. So yeah, you still have a couple weeks to catch them, they just won't be as intense as the last couple nights.

[Brianrietta]

Is this still going to be on tonight?


Yeah I've been seeing at least 8 per hour for over a week every time I went out. Should still be quite active for the next few days. I'm actually thinking about heading out to the DSP right now. Insomnia has it's advantages.

[DanHibiki]

I saw 5 last night. Had no idea there was even a meteor shower. Laid on a bench on top of the big grass hill at sfu by the terry fox statue and looking at the skies when BAM a meteor! Didnt realize it was a big thing til we got to Burnaby mountain and it was packed.

[Brianrietta]

34 meteors in 45 minutes. notbad.tiff.png.exe Went out to http://goo.gl/maps/AmFRN, queued up some music and set up my chair facing pretty much right at Cassiopeia. In my first three minutes out there between 1:01am and 1:04am I saw 9 meteors and even though I know the Perseids tend to be streaky (no pun, srsly) that still set unrealistic expectations for the night. Didn't see a single thing for 5 minutes and then a few more meteors. For the next 40 minutes there would be what seemed like 5 minutes of nothing and then 6 or 7 in 5 minutes. I saw several pretty long and/or bright meteors but only one that wasn't just a streak but an obvious ball and trail (I hadn't actually seen one of those yet this season, although I was lucky enough to be out overnight during the 06/04 fireball which while not Russia-tier is still likely to be the brightest I'll see in my lifetime). All in all a good night's viewing, although my holy grail of stargazing still eludes me, although once again I was close - (I have still yet to see two satellites converge at the exact same point). They've been damn close a few times but I've never seen two perfectly align. Ah well. There's always next time.

Anyways, no pics of meteors but one of my setup:

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x108/Brianrieta/Toyota%204Runner/IMG_00000789_zpsf7f05572.jpg

[Lomac]

Yeah, we had a pretty good fireball streak over us last weekend. Went from one side of the horizon right to the other side. Was pretty neat, and a little scary. :lol

[Soundy]

On a semi-related topic: when we were driving up to Pitt Lake the other night for viewing, we happened to catch the ISS passing over. It's super-bright for a short time due to the solar panels being so reflective.

http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/726/5389322009.jpg (http://easycaptures.com/5389322009)
View Screen Capture (http://easycaptures.com/5389322009)

[3klipze]

Its the time of the year again!.

I heard this isn't a good year as the Super Moon is going present during the peak time of the Perseid Meteor shower. Anyone out for it this year?

[Inaii]

There's no charge or requirement of being a member to use Dark Sky Park is there? Someone I was talking to last year said you have to be a member of the astronomy association in order to go there. Couldn't find anything on their website.

[gars]

There's no charge or requirement of being a member to use Dark Sky Park is there? Someone I was talking to last year said you have to be a member of the astronomy association in order to go there. Couldn't find anything on their website.

I think there's a section that will be roped off that's for members only - so they have an area for the telescopes and stuff. The rest of the park is open to the public - it's just a city park.

[Inaii]

I think there's a section that will be roped off that's for members only - so they have an area for the telescopes and stuff. The rest of the park is open to the public - it's just a city park.

Ahh okay, thanks gars :) From what I've read in this thread, a lot of the time they'll let you look through the telescope anyway. It's only 15 minutes from my bf's place, so I'm dragging him to go look this weekend lol.

[3klipze]

Its back!

Anyone out to shoot this week? Forecast seems to say its hazy/cloudy for the whole week :(

edit: this week*

[geelaw]

i saw some really bright ones last night!

[Gucci Mane]

tonight they should be visible. the skies are supposed to remain nice and clear tonight!!

[Mining]

Saw one last week (not sure if Perseid), got really lucky and looked up just as it one passed by. Beautiful big yellow streak across the night sky.. lasting for just a second..surreal almost

[vapour_lock]

managed to snap one last night
http://i.imgur.com/du4F4Uhm.jpg (http://imgur.com/du4F4Uh)

[entrax]

no3 rd Park near Abbotsford is opened tonight but it's pretty cloudy. tons of people as well. pretty sure some revscene members here too. white r34 spotted? not really worth it today.

[twitchyzero]

went yesterday and today in west van
more cloudy today but better meteors
last night the milky way more visible though

[!MiKrofT]

Was there at dark sky park as well. Saw a couple then nothing really but clouds :(

[Skittlez160]

Went to Pitt Lake last night for a couple hours. Saw a few good ones stream across the sky, but nothing crazy.

[murd0c]

My co-worker was at Pitt Lake last night around 11 until car loads of Asians pulled up and wouldn't shut up so he left. Before that he saw a couple great meteors

[EndLeSS8]

Went to Queen Elizabeth Park last night for about 1 hour (about 10:30PM to 11:30PM)
Wife saw one, I saw nothing

profound sadness

[3klipze]

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5649/20362172420_20399ca473_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/x2kssh)
Perseid Meteor Shower 2015 (https://flic.kr/p/x2kssh) by Kelvin Lau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/127351739@N02/), on Flickr

[Raid3n]

Went to Queen Elizabeth Park last night for about 1 hour (about 10:30PM to 11:30PM)
Wife saw one, I saw nothing

profound sadness

you aren't really going to see anything in the middle of the city, particularly that close to downtown.

better chance going up cypress if you don't want to go that far.

[essel]

went up to Britannia beach last night and saw a couple dozen up until 2am ish when we left. Was pretty cool seeing so many