August 11, 201014 yr Great performance again with a standing ovation, although I think I preferred it staged at The Palace Theatre, Manchester, the stage at The Lowry seemed too small and everything seemed a bit cramped.I was hoping they might have had the new cd on sale, I thought it was supposed to be out in July, but they didn't have any items on sale. Sue
August 11, 201014 yr Author I'm glad you enjoyed it. They'll probably have the cd out in time for Christmas.
August 11, 201014 yr Glad you had a good night out, Sue. I love the music.Must try to remember to buy the CD when it becomes available.
August 12, 201014 yr Thunder, lightning and the grass covered in hailstones......is this really August?
August 12, 201014 yr Mad isn't it. Today I have lovely sunshine :) Shame I'm about to go to work :( Hopefully Meg will still be having good weather when I go down next week.
August 12, 201014 yr Author We've had a cool day today. Needed a long sleeved T-shirt rather than short sleeved or sleeveless. I hope it goes back to warm for Pam. We've had 2 days of patchy rain but warm sun in between so some green is beginning to show through, which is nice.
August 12, 201014 yr Just in case anyone is inerested and doesn't know, the Perseid meteor shower is at it's peak tonight, so if you have clear skies after dark, nip out and check them out. Lyn and I are travelling to a slightly darker sky area and I'm attempting to photograph some, but as always seems to be the case, the weather's not looking good! :angry:
August 12, 201014 yr is it ever a clear sky for these things..I have been hoping for years now, but its always cloudy.
August 12, 201014 yr From midnight till dawn is supposed to be the magical time, with around 100 shooting stars per hour. Hope the clouds clear for you, Paul, ...the moon is a tiny waxing crescent so moonlight shouldn't be a problem. Supposed to be in the north-east, but could be anywhere.
August 13, 201014 yr We had some clear skies with cloud coming and going. We probably saw around 20-30 in total before the cloud came in completely. I set my camera up but when I pointed it towards Cassiopeia they'd shoot past Delphinus and vice versa :banghead: I haven't even downloaded the images yet though, so will check and let you know. I did manage to capture one from my back garden on Tuesday evening. Jupiter is the bright object on the left. http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/PaulHardy/Astrophotography/IMG_7166a_filtered.jpg
August 13, 201014 yr How frustrating. So glad you got to see some even if you didn't capture them on camera.
August 13, 201014 yr Author The skies are so brightly lit around here that it's so hard to see anything.
August 13, 201014 yr The skies are so brightly lit around here that it's so hard to see anything. It's similar here Meg, streetlights are a TOTAL pain <_< I made a little animation of some of my exposures. You can see around 10 satelites crossing in total and the meteor at the end. Not great quality, but interesting :)
August 13, 201014 yr Thanks for the animation, Paul. I enjoyed watching that. Saw nothing here, just clouds.
August 14, 201014 yr Author During the meteor shower we just stood and watched and you could only see the very slightest streaks now and again
August 15, 201014 yr The sun shone all day today!!The first time since the beginning of July and we still have the hosepipe ban! Sue
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