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Heavenly sights
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Delicate Snowflake
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Re: Heavenly sights
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Re: Heavenly sights
Getting closer!
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LadyDraco
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Re: Heavenly sights
2026 meteor show schedule
The Lyrids meteor shower is one of the first of the year, and will be followed by the Eta Aquariids shortly after it begins. Popular showers, like the Perseids, Alpha Capricornids and Southern Delta Aquariids, are just a few months away.
The following meteor showers are set to begin in 2026, according to the American Meteor Society:
Lyrids - April 14 to April 30, 2026; peaks the night of April 21
Eta Aquariids - April 19 to May 28; peaks on the night of May 5
Southern delta Aquariids - July 12 to Aug. 23; peaks on the night of July 30
Alpha Capricornids - July 3 to Aug. 15; peaks on the night of July 30
Perseids - July 17 to Aug. 24; peaks on the night of Aug. 12
Orionids - Oct. 2 to Nov. 7; peaks on the night of Oct. 21
Southern Taurids - Sept. 20 to Nov. 20; peaks on the night of Nov. 4
Northern Taurids - Oct. 20 to Dec. 10; peaks on the night of Nov. 11
Leonids - Nov. 6 to Nov. 30; peaks on the night of Nov. 16
Geminids - December 4, 2026 to Dec. 17; peaks on the night of Dec. 13
Ursids - Dec. 17 to Dec. 26; peaks on the night of Dec. 21
Quadrantids - Dec. 28, 2026 to Jan. 12, 2027; peaks on the night of Jan. 3, 2027
The Lyrids meteor shower is one of the first of the year, and will be followed by the Eta Aquariids shortly after it begins. Popular showers, like the Perseids, Alpha Capricornids and Southern Delta Aquariids, are just a few months away.
The following meteor showers are set to begin in 2026, according to the American Meteor Society:
Lyrids - April 14 to April 30, 2026; peaks the night of April 21
Eta Aquariids - April 19 to May 28; peaks on the night of May 5
Southern delta Aquariids - July 12 to Aug. 23; peaks on the night of July 30
Alpha Capricornids - July 3 to Aug. 15; peaks on the night of July 30
Perseids - July 17 to Aug. 24; peaks on the night of Aug. 12
Orionids - Oct. 2 to Nov. 7; peaks on the night of Oct. 21
Southern Taurids - Sept. 20 to Nov. 20; peaks on the night of Nov. 4
Northern Taurids - Oct. 20 to Dec. 10; peaks on the night of Nov. 11
Leonids - Nov. 6 to Nov. 30; peaks on the night of Nov. 16
Geminids - December 4, 2026 to Dec. 17; peaks on the night of Dec. 13
Ursids - Dec. 17 to Dec. 26; peaks on the night of Dec. 21
Quadrantids - Dec. 28, 2026 to Jan. 12, 2027; peaks on the night of Jan. 3, 2027
TISE.... 
Life is what you make of it .
If it don't fit make alterations .
Just because the road is rocky doesn't mean your spirits should get rocky, too.{Crazy Cora}
Life is what you make of it .
If it don't fit make alterations .
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Delicate Snowflake
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Re: Heavenly sights
The astrophotography bods are posting some nice images of Lyrids
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LadyDraco
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Re: Heavenly sights
I went out a few nights never caught a glimps..
There was a thin layer of clouds each night..
Oh well
There was a thin layer of clouds each night..
Oh well
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Life is what you make of it .
If it don't fit make alterations .
Just because the road is rocky doesn't mean your spirits should get rocky, too.{Crazy Cora}
Life is what you make of it .
If it don't fit make alterations .
Just because the road is rocky doesn't mean your spirits should get rocky, too.{Crazy Cora}
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Re: Heavenly sights
A guaranteed way to bring in the clouds, is to buy a new telescope and be excited about the first night of viewing
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Re: Heavenly sights
Yup !
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Just because the road is rocky doesn't mean your spirits should get rocky, too.{Crazy Cora}
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Re: Heavenly sights
NASA has released over 12,000 photos taken during Artemis 2. 
Here is the link - note it can load v-e-r-y slowly.
The second icon at the top will get the thumbnails loading.
Once you get to an image - they are available in really high res e.g. 5568x3712 - sample here.
Hopefully with time the speed will improve, something to do with indexing/cataloging at a guess... sample below as a taster.
Here is the link - note it can load v-e-r-y slowly.
The second icon at the top will get the thumbnails loading.
Once you get to an image - they are available in really high res e.g. 5568x3712 - sample here.
Hopefully with time the speed will improve, something to do with indexing/cataloging at a guess... sample below as a taster.