Perseid meteor shower now!

[MarathonMike]

If you have clear skies where you are, just find an open place and watch for awhile. I saw a really big one that came in low and burned for a good 3 seconds!

 

[RodISHI]

Raining here

 

[yiostheoy]

I live in the urbs of a major city.

Not dark enough here.

Week after next I will be hiking Whitney (again) with a good friend from high school daze.

Hopefully we will be able to appreciate the natural wonders of the night skies on that hike to the top -- 15,000 ft elevation.

The parking lot trailhead stands at 8000 ft. So the total elevation gain will be 7000 ft.

Backpack trips like these are when I normally get to see the night sky totally dark again.

This reminds me though -- stardial and red lens for flashlight -- I need to add this to my list.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Just came back in the house from watching on the west coast.

Great year for it, more activity than normal, and no moon here in the early morning hours.

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

 

[Katzndogz]

Damn Trump. He made the sky fall.

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

Damn Trump. He made the sky fall.

He is chicken little's long lost cousin.

 

[Fang]

I went out last night around 12AM and saw about 5 of them. It's amazing how fast they travel. Pretty neat stuff!

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

 

[NCC1701]

Thanks, that is a fantastic camera, had to be mounted to a wide field scope, I could see M35 very plainly