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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

The Late Show: Announcing Perseid Meteor Shower

I'm debating whether to rouse the PrairieFrogs early tomorrow morning (or wake them at midnight) after this newsflash from one of my "sources".

"The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to put on a good show this week for those willing to get up in the wee hours of the morning and wait patiently for the shooting stars.

In North America, the best time to watch will be between midnight to 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, but late Tuesday night and also Wednesday night could prove fruitful, weather permitting."

National Geographic says that this particular shower may yield more than 80 meteors an hour!

Thought I'd share the news in case others out there have an interest in watching the sky!

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.” Psalm 19:1-2

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Thursday, August 13, 2009 - Sniff *hic* Sniff Sniff

Posted by Hopin

I got up at 2 and didnt see anything. So bummed. I hope everyone had so much fun. Did you get the girls up?

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Thursday, August 13, 2009 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Dell

I woke the girls and we all went out to gaze just after midnight.

Unfortunately, light pollution was in exactly the wrong part of sky-- the area they were supposed to originate. Behind us across one of the fields there is a long row of storage buildings--a "Self Storage" type thing.... over those buildings are several very bright tall lights.

I did see one meteor that was higher up at the zenith--almost straight above our heads, but the girls didn't happen to be glancing the right direction and we didn't see any others.

Still, It was fun to gaze at the sky together though. Mars was especially bright!

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