Tell HN: Perseids: "Last Chance" for Best Meteor Viewing Tonight

by dawie on 8/12/2009, 10:55 PM with 13 comments
  • by slpsys on 8/12/2009, 11:40 PM

    Sub ASK HN: Where's the best place to view these in the Bay Area?

  • by lionhearted on 8/13/2009, 10:30 AM

    I went and saw the Perseids tonight with a couple of my good friends. There's an undeveloped lot on top of a hill nearby and we had a nice view. I was worried around midnight - it was pretty foggy and you couldn't see more than 50 yards in front of you here in Los Angeles. But by 1:30 AM, it had cleared up and we saw some really beautiful ones.

    They moved fast! It was hard to see and catch up with them. By the time one of us pointed one out, it was already gone. But there was one really big, bright one a little around 2:45 AM Pacific Time - really magnificent.

    Never would have heard about it if I hadn't seen it here - thanks so much Dawie, was really a fantastic evening.

  • by Daemmerung on 8/13/2009, 6:27 AM

    A lucky hole in our current series of rainstorms gave me horizon-wide clear skies, and the moon was not yet risen. I saw a lovely show, about 2 per minute. (rural West Coast, USA) Thank you very much for the alert.

  • by emullet on 8/13/2009, 7:48 AM

    Just got back from the nearest canyon. Filtered out the light pollution nicely and saw 41 meteors in about 50 minutes.

  • by zackattack on 8/13/2009, 1:33 AM

    Sub Ask HN: Where's the best place to view these in Chicago?