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METEOR SHOWER TONIGHT! (Original Post) KittyWampus Aug 2015 OP
I used to like meteor showers jberryhill Aug 2015 #1
My visiting Aussie buddy pointed to the sky and asked, "Is that the North Star?" pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #2
most meteor showers really don't show much until after midnight. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2015 #3
Bummer, I live the the Sacramento Valley and we still have lots of smoke in the air... Brother Buzz Aug 2015 #4
Best after midnight. (We're plowing into them) BlueJazz Aug 2015 #5
I'm going out to watch after a nap. In_The_Wind Aug 2015 #6
But you also see LiberalElite Aug 2015 #7
i'm in phoenix. i live up high so maybe i'll DesertFlower Aug 2015 #8
 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
1. I used to like meteor showers
Wed Aug 12, 2015, 10:16 PM
Aug 2015

But these days I prefer meteor baths.

Still, they shouldn't be doing this in California, with the water restrictions and all.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
2. My visiting Aussie buddy pointed to the sky and asked, "Is that the North Star?"
Wed Aug 12, 2015, 10:23 PM
Aug 2015

I gave it a couple of beats before replying, "No, that's the North Cessna."

He'd spotted the lights of a moving airplane.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts)
3. most meteor showers really don't show much until after midnight.
Wed Aug 12, 2015, 10:27 PM
Aug 2015

they are definitely for night owls! Thanks for the reminder - I may drive out near a lake - just a few minutes away - and see what I can see!

Brother Buzz

(36,448 posts)
4. Bummer, I live the the Sacramento Valley and we still have lots of smoke in the air...
Wed Aug 12, 2015, 10:38 PM
Aug 2015

from all the damn fires in the area. I may be able to see a bit, but it won't be the ideal polished night sky like what one would experience up in the Sierra.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
7. But you also see
Wed Aug 12, 2015, 10:47 PM
Aug 2015

millions of stars I and others in big cities can't see because of light pollution. We can only see a constellation here or there - e.g., Orion.

DesertFlower

(11,649 posts)
8. i'm in phoenix. i live up high so maybe i'll
Wed Aug 12, 2015, 11:14 PM
Aug 2015

see it through my triple sliding glass door. too damn hot to go outside.

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