The Perseid peak is officially around 12z on Aug 12 (7 am Sunday, CDT) meaning that the very best time in Nebraska should be the midnight to dawn period on early Sun. Morning. Our forecast is for it to be clear on SunDAY. But a 20% chance of showers on Sat. Night ( however, chances have dropped 10% in the last 24 hrs) so I'm hopeful that we will be clear (or clear enough) by midnight. With my 28mm f1.8 and an intervalometer and the K-5, I'm definitely the best-equipped that I have ever been to capture meteors, so I'm pumped.
Keep in mind that the Perseids do not have a sharp peak and so, with the favorable moon, I would recommend getting out any clear night you can between now and Tuesday. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
