Derby and District Astronomical Society
Perseid Meteor Shower
12th to 13th August 2026
| On the night of Wednesday, 12th August 2026, and a little into the following morning, several DDAS members viewed the Perseid meteor shower from the Society's Flamsteed Observatory, while others watched from home. Those members at the Flamsteed Observatory witnessed around 14 meteors per person on average during the entire session. |
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Elliot Fountain and Mike Lancaster observe the shower from 'star loungers'. Credit: Brian Dodson.
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A faint Perseid meteor streaks across the sky near the bottom edge of the frame in this photograph taken by Anthony Southwell from the Flamsteed Observatory. The Double Cluster in Perseus is visible just to the left of the meteor, while most of Cassiopeia occupies the top half of the image. Taken with a Canon 1200D camera and a 55 mm lens at f/5.6, ISO 3200, and a 15 second exposure. Credit: Anthony Southwell.
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No meteors but a lovely view of The Plough over the dome of the Flamsteed Observatory. Taken with a tripod mounted Canon EOS 750D camera at ISO 3200. Credit: Brian Dodson.
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A bright Perseid meteor streaks through Cassiopeia in this photo taken by Dave Selfe from Derby. Dave used a Nikon D750 camera with a Rokinon 14 mm f/2.8 ultra-wide angle full frame lens and a 20 second exposure. Credit: Dave Selfe.
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Mike Lancaster took this view of the sky looking south-southeast from the Flamsteed Observatory on the 12th August 2026 at around 11:20 BST using a Google Pixel 8 Pro phone in night mode. The Summer Triangle is visible, comprised of the bright star Vega above and slightly right of centre, Altair close to the lower right edge of the frame, and Deneb below left of centre. The star clouds of the Milky Way in Cygnus glow faintly in the centre of the image. Credit: Mike Lancaster.
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