[sgcullen]

How many of you caught the Perseid Meteor Shower this past weekend? It was a good show...not great. I captured a few of them with the camera...see the image below. If you caught a Perseid with your camera, please share it here!

Steve

[PetraMcAlpine]

Hi Steve, I saw 3 in a span of an hour right in the center of Munich! I couldn't believe it; then again a friend of mine saw 9 in Kensington, London and that's not exactly in the middle of nowhere. Don't know how to photograph the night sky yet but someday soon...

[sgcullen]

Hi Petra-

Nice to see you here at SpaceSpot! I love Munich and Bavaria in general...one of my favorite cities/places in the world. I think it's that great German food...my favorite being Schweineshaxe (with some potatoes). Although, right in Munich is not the best place to watch the stars. I did a post a while ago on long exposure photography. You can do a search for it or look it up in one of the forums. Let me know if you are unable to find it.

Steve

[PetraMcAlpine]

Steve, the Bavarian Schweinehaxe is indeed delicious but don't try anything else...except for the Weissbier, of course. Otherwise, I would strongly recommend that you drive 4 hrs. south and have
a proper meal in Italy! You are right about Munich, though; I hated it much in the beginning, now you'd have to drag me by the hair to get me out of this comfy and green city. Btw, we have a fantastic observatory right in the center of the city that you must visit when you come; you probably already have. Though the general atmosphere is a bit run down I understand that we have an outrageously fantastic telescope. As far as me taking photographs of night skies, Steve, I first have
to figure out what camera to buy and most important where to point it!!!

[Astrogirl]

I was on my hols on the 12th and happened to be the only clear night(and haven't had one since!). Saw about 10-15 in roughly hour n half. One was more like a fireball with a greenish tinge to it, took my breath away. Most of the night i was sitting on a sunlounger taking in the vast amount i could see so i'm afraid my attention was drawn away. Living just outside of London doesn't give me the best views so had to make up for it while i was there. Best bit was i could hear the sea, very relaxing, while looking at Andromeda, doulble cluster and the Milky way with my bins. All were visable with the naked eye aswell which really did make my night, NEVER see that where i live.