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Posted By: Nighteyes Astronomer Needed - 13th Aug 2013 11:10pm
I need to get a hold of a star map or image of the position of the stars over Liverpool on the 12th of August 2013, around mid day if possible and was wondering if anyone could help me as I don't have a clue where to start.
Posted By: Nighteyes Re: Astronomer Needed - 13th Aug 2013 11:33pm
Or Even better does anyone have pictures of the meteor shower that happened then? I can't find any taken locally
Posted By: Raven61 Re: Astronomer Needed - 13th Aug 2013 11:36pm
Don,t know if this is what you are after, scroll down to 'The mornings of August 12th and 13th: midnight to dawn'.

http://www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk/astronomy/nightsky/
Posted By: Raven61 Re: Astronomer Needed - 13th Aug 2013 11:42pm
Just found this.
Composite image capturing a night under the cosmic rain – aka the 2013 Perseid meteor shower – on Lindisfarne off the northeast coast of England.

http://earthsky.org/todays-image/cosmic-rain-over-isle-of-lindisfarne
Posted By: jabber_Ish Re: Astronomer Needed - 14th Aug 2013 7:37am
if u download a program called stellarium , you can log your postcode and rewind/fastforward to a specific day/time

http://www.stellarium.org/
Posted By: Anonymous Re: Astronomer Needed - 14th Aug 2013 8:31am
Jabber's suggestion of Stellarium is a good one. A warning though.... it can be be a great absorber of time! My son works at the Royal Observatory in Edinburger and says it's one of the best sites to use.
Posted By: Nighteyes Re: Astronomer Needed - 14th Aug 2013 11:50am
Awesome thanks everyone smile you've been a big help
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