A solitary Perseid

A solitary Perseid

Pixel 9 Pro - Astrophotography mode

Phone was in a small tripod sitting on top of a wall

Cropped and a small amount of colour and blackness adjustments in the Google photos app done that night

Taken in the Mourne Mountains in-between Slieve Donard and Chimney Rock Mountain, Northern Ireland

u/sara-2022 — 12 hours ago

Wednesday 12th August - Partial Solar Eclipse and Perseid Meteor Shower Peak

Heads up on the upcoming eclipse.

Belfast gets about a 93% eclipse between 6 - 8pm with the eclipse maximum around 7pm and weather permitting a moon less Perseid peak.

u/sara-2022 — 26 days ago
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The crash sites of Slieve Commedagh

If you ever climb Slieve Commedagh via the Glen River you'll pass pretty close to the two WW2 crash sites.

Pictures 1-4 Wellington Bomber X9820 crashed on 12th September 1943 on the northwest face. (Picture 4 is down in the Pot of Legawherry)

Approx location: https://goo.gl/maps/8mYvwswWxyWfNntH9

Pictures 5-9 Mosquito NS996 crashed on 12/13th January 1945 above the castles. The wreckage was pushed over the cliff so there's probably some wreckage around the bottom of the castles.

Approx location: https://goo.gl/maps/hTaUz15UfMwaU3RG9

u/GraemeAl — 1 month ago