Perseid meteor shower

echie · Aug 12, 2015

Just a heads-up (pun intended): tonight is the peak of the Perseid meteor shower!
I went outside with a friend, a pipe, a pillow and some whisky. We ended up staying there for almost 3 hours and saw loads of meteors, satellites, and of course just gazed at a starry night.
I'm sure iamnate8 will point his giant telescope at it, but you don't need any special gear. Just go outside and look up.
More info at

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-perseid-meteor-shower
Happy stargazing!

davet · Aug 12, 2015

I was looking forward to it but overcast and raining here.

gloucesterman · Aug 12, 2015

Just came in. Plenty of action tonight. It's worth the effort.

drwatson · Aug 13, 2015

I was up in Alpena MI last night that the were falling like crazy.

shaintiques · Aug 13, 2015

Also just came in. Me and the wife saw around 24 nice big bright ones.

frozenchurchwarden · Aug 13, 2015

And I can't find my remote release! Aaargh!

(Which just means I can't do exposures longer than 30 seconds, but in this case that's still pretty much exactly what I want. Or at least I want it just because I can't have it.)

papipeguy · Aug 13, 2015

I stood outside at midnight for nearly an hour and didn't see one meteor. Lots of stars but nothing racing across the sky. Total bummer.

jpmcwjr · Aug 13, 2015

Saw one last night, just before hitting the hay. Nice!

mso489 · Aug 13, 2015

Finally it was a clear enough sky here in central N.C. to have a look at the stars, so I went out twice to take a look at the meteor shower, but I didn't see a one. I can only explain this by noting some light ground fog that didn't obscure the starts but apparently diminished the smaller meteors, and light pollution here in the state capital. The coast, on some nights, and the mountains, at either side of the state, offer better views of the heavens. Here in the Piedmont, I often can't even see lunar eclipses because of heavy hanging cloud banks. We do our star gazing at planetariums, alas.

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