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Tuesday, August 14, 2007Perseids this year
It looks as if I will miss out on the Perseids this year. Every time I managed to sneak out of the apartment for a look to the northeast to see the famous meteor shower, the clouds literally got in the way. Some years you win and some years you don't. I'm not complaining, though - I've has some spectacular Perseid years. My best ever was back in the mid-70s, out in the Sandhills of Nebraska, hundreds of miles from any bright lights. As I sat on the tailgate of that pickup truck, barely a minute would pass before another Perseid meteor would streak across the sky. At times, I was treated to multiples and even a few that left a trail. Believe me, I never touched my astronomy binocular or telescope that night, even though both waited in the bed of the truck. It was the memory of that night that keeps me looking every year around August 12th. I'll be back next year.
Comments:
Hi Joanie,
I missed 'em this year too. I was up in Maine and it was cloudy the couple of times I had a chance to observe them. I wanted to let you know that you have a typo in your blog. "I've has some spectacular Perseid years." :) It's reminiscent of our President's recent slip up. "Childrens do learn." :-) You don't need to post this. Thanks. Ambrose |
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