Night Sky Meteor Shower guide for 2015

[100acre]

For all of you without light pollution and or for those to view whilst camping...
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essen...il&utm_term=0_c643945d79-5419f4b2b6-393912393

 

[verdesardog]

Cool, thanks

 

[woody]

Thanks Dan

 

[100acre]

You are very welcome. If you ever get your hands on some night vision goggles, you can see so many more and more often.

 

[OutdoorX4]

By the way, for those of you really interested in this stuff there are some GREAT apps for your smart phone/tablet/iPad you can use in conjunction with your star gazing. While I was in Big Bend (which is one of the best places in the U.S. to look at the night sky), I used an app on my iPhone called Star Chart. It shows which constellations can be seen in the night sky, planets, etc. Just hold the phone up to the sky and it details everything. Very cool app indeed.

 

[woody]

Some of those apps even have a red screen so your night vision isn't messed up

 

[100acre]

By the way, for those of you really interested in this stuff there are some GREAT apps for your smart phone/tablet/iPad you can use in conjunction with your star gazing. While I was in Big Bend (which is one of the best places in the U.S. to look at the night sky), I used an app on my iPhone called Star Chart. It shows which constellations can be seen in the night sky, planets, etc. Just hold the phone up to the sky and it details everything. Very cool app indeed.

That'd be a great navigational tool to have on land and at sea.

 

[bob91yj]

When I had an Droid phone I had Google Sky on it, same concept as the Star Chart. The app will make an astronomer out of you in minutes.

 

[megacabcummins]

I've been using Star Tracker, same concept as the others. I have an Orion 70mm, but am hoping to step up to a Dobsonian this year, or if I win the lotto an ultra compact dobsonian 15-18" lol.