Perseids Metoer Observations

Presentation to Blackburn Leisure Astronomy Society (BLAS) about the Radar Observations of the Perseids Meteor Shower made on the 12th August using the French GRAVES (Grand Réseau Adapté à la Veille Spatiale) Radar. We set off looking for meteors but ended up capturing lunar echoes on the Waterfall display !

BBC Radio Humberside Interview for Perseids Meteor Shower

Caroline Brocklebank from BBC Radio Humberside visited the Blackburn Leisure Astronomy Society to find out about how to observe the Perseids meteor shower with your eyes and our plans to use an amateur radio receiver and Yagi antenna to detect reflections from the French GRAVES (Grand Réseau Adapté à la Veille Spatiale) space surveillance radar.