Olympia versus Perseus

So, with the Olympics over things have started to go back to normal. Last night I lay out on the old trampoline in the back garden to try and spot some Perseids. The peak time for these was really a few days ago, when the Olympics were still in full swing. I’d forgotten about the meteors then – however there should still be some to see.


Tricky, though, as from a SE London garden only a limited amount of sky can be seen, because of the surrounding trees and buildings, and that is heavily affected by sodium light glare. And there quite a few clouds. Anyway, after about fifteen or twenty minutes I hadn’t seen any flashes and gave up.

Still, it was enjoyable. Some of us may be lying back on an old, broken trampoline, but we are looking at the stars…