Orionids from the new site
A darker field, a better horizon and twice the count.
The observing field, September 2025An observing log: shower counts, sky conditions and the occasional fireball, written up the morning after (or the afternoon after, depending on the shower).
Observing log
Perseids again, between the clouds
Forty-two meteors through gaps, and a lesson in patience.
Nothing to count in June
Notes on the short nights, the camera and a fireball report.
Lyrids and the first mosquito
A modest shower, a short night and an unwelcome visitor.
Quadrantids: chasing a short peak
A shower with a peak of a few hours, timed badly for Europe.
Geminids at minus seven
The best shower of the year, the coldest night of the year.
Orionids and a cold thermos
Fast, faint meteors and the lesson about warm drinks.
Perseids under a thin moon
Three hours on a camping mat, 71 meteors and one proper fireball.