I just came in from watching the Perseids!

[Aftershock]

Beautiful display of meteors tonight here in Small Town, Minnesota. It's a nice, clear night with a temperature of 39 degrees. That's unheard of here in Minnesota, even in the middle of August. The sky was really bright tonight. I could see most of the constellations with little or no problem. That's the beauty of living far away from city lights. :) Even the arm of the Milky Way Galaxy could be seen with clarity!

Anyways, I thought I'd report that I saw about 35 meteors per hour here. The show wasn't as great as the Leonids are in November, but it was beautiful and worth challenging the chilly air to view. :)

Edit: The Perseid Meteor Shower peaks at 2 am local time with an expected 50-60 meteors per hour, on average. :hi:

[Dookus]

1. sigh...

I was looking forward to it all month, but we're socked in with fog here.

[Aftershock]

2. It's starting to fog up here too.

I'm glad I was able to view the meteor shower before the fog does hit.

[underseasurveyor]

3. Was just outside 45 min ago (NW IA)

and in span of about 20 mins saw only 3. But I'll be up for a while waiting for the peak time.

[Aftershock]

4. Good luck!

It really is a great show out there!

[underseasurveyor]

5. It's beginning to pick up some...goody goody...

But there's a cloud bank hanging just to the north :-( threatening to block out my starry sky.......AAaaaaaaaaarrrrggh. No No NO I must have my meteor shower :bounce:

[underseasurveyor]

6. Darn clouds moved in :-(

Damn I hate that when that happens. Oh well I got to see a few so it's not a total washout.
But still :cry: