Peterhead – Weather & Astronomy

This website covers local weather information and astronomy cameras in Peterhead, Scotland. For live information, click on the section titles below to view real-time data.


RMS Meteor Camera

The meteor camera page contains images from the previous night and is part of a fantastic citizen science project.

The camera points towards the south and is based on a Raspberry Pi project developed by the Global Meteor Network.

Detected meteors are automatically uploaded to a central server, where they are analysed alongside data from cameras across the world.


AllSky 7 Meteor Camera

AllSky 7 live image

All Sky Camera

This was the original Raspberry Pi project, based on the guide from Instructables .

The camera provides a full 360-degree view of the night sky. Clicking the title above opens a live view, along with links to previous timelapses and additional information.

All Sky Camera live image

INDI All Sky Camera

INDI All Sky Camera live image

Peterhead Weather

The banner below shows high-level current weather information. Clicking the title above opens a detailed page with historical data.

Peterhead Weather summary