Author Topic: Perseids tonight (Read 80 times)

David Houck · « **on:** August 11, 2009, 04:09:58 PM »

The Perseid Meteor Shower is tonight. You guys on the East side of the Atlantic might want to head outside about now. A nice padded lawn chair should work well. And as may be appropriate for a celebration of the great cosmic dance, you might want to burn a couple bowls of .. er .. uh .. incense; and of course in some traditions libations may be shared as well.

terryc · « **Reply #1 on:** August 12, 2009, 08:24:37 AM »

We are getting it tonight but the weather here is cloudy but there is a chance it may break up so looking forward to the cosmic firework display

David Houck · « **Reply #2 on:** August 12, 2009, 08:35:33 AM »

I sat out for a while last night, but the clouds never broke up.

afrobeat_fool · « **Reply #3 on:** August 12, 2009, 11:50:45 AM »

Raining here on the west coast

mica · « **Reply #4 on:** August 12, 2009, 02:13:49 PM »

For some reason (lucky!), the marine layer held back until 1:00 am and we were able to watch without the moon until around midnight. Saw quite a few bright ones! Wasn't even that cold.

Hoping the fog stays out tonight so we can take another look. The event has a predicted peak, but of course, that's just an estimate, so it's worth watching for a while in the days leading up to and away from the predicted peak.

David Houck · « **Reply #5 on:** August 12, 2009, 05:01:49 PM »

Still pretty cloudy here, and the forecast is for continued mostly cloudiness.

terryc · « **Reply #6 on:** August 13, 2009, 07:48:48 AM »

Saw a few bigs ones, unfortunatley where I live there is a lot of light pollution so I am going to drive up the the North York Moors tonight where it is absolutely black.(about 15-20 mins drive)

Author Topic: Perseids tonight (Read 80 times)

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