Amy loves Bud Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Perseids tonight I think we're getting up way early and going to the top of one of the mountains in the Nat'l Park. I'm much more excited about it than anyone else around here. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalom22 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Man am I jealous, I live in the bright city lights. I would love to have a mountain close by to see the shower. I love to watch. I remember as a kid, we lived out in the boonies and I used to lie in the back yard for hours to watch the show. Have a great time for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 let us know! I'll check the link to find out the time. I've seen the Leonid meteor shower before. Thanks so much for letting us know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 It is cloudy. Very seriously cloudy. I have hope that it will blow over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Heather Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Thanks for mentioning that, I had forgotten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genie Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I was just telling dh the other day that they were coming up, but for some reason I had the 16th in my head. It's looking cloudy right now, but this is Colorado, so it could change in ten minutes! Thank you!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I wish I had a camera with good lens. I am high elev. and not a cloud in the sky. Hopefully I will remember. Jet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I have been so excited about this since someone (maybe it was you Amy) posted this last week. But here in North Texas it is raining and very cloudy. I.am.so.upset! Do you know if there will be any chance of seeing some of it tomorrow night. I know the peak is tonight but will there still be some streaking activity in the coming nights as well just not as much? Totally bummed!! :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzf242 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Wow. Thanks so much for posting this. I would have forgotten. Suzanne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genie Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I have been so excited about this since someone (maybe it was you Amy) posted this last week. But here in North Texas it is raining and very cloudy. I.am.so.upset! Do you know if there will be any chance of seeing some of it tomorrow night. I know the peak is tonight but will there still be some streaking activity in the coming nights as well just not as much? Totally bummed!! :glare: You should still be able to see some tomorrow night, they just won't be as frequent. Good luck. I'm still waiting for it to clear up out here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Dd9 and I just spent 1.5 hours lying on a blanket in the front yard giggling, singing, and watching for meteors. We saw four or five - two that were particularly stunning. We are going out again tomorrow. What fun!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted August 12, 2008 Author Share Posted August 12, 2008 Luke and I went out to sit in the hot tub and watch for meteors - we have a great view of the sky and mountains from the deck of our cabin. After about 5 minutes Luke screams, "RACCOON!" And sure enough he was headed right toward the hottub. We yelled and I threw my coke can at him but it did not deter him. He just stared at us from his position between us and the back door. Bud heard the commotion and came out. He was not even afraid of Bud chasing him with a baby gate. He just moved back and watched. So much for the hot tub. :glare: And yes, I know we sound ridiculous, and believe me when I tell you we looked it, too. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genie Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 And yes, I know we sound ridiculous, and believe me when I tell you we looked it, too. :lol: I was just thinking about how last year we got run back in the house during the Perseids by a group of coyotes across the street. We couldn't see them, but we sure heard them!! I probably looked just as ridiculous, but luckily it's really dark out here, so I couldn't even see myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 It's so overcast here I don't think we'll see a thing. Anyone got a camera that can catch it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I was so excited, we checked at nine. Did not see a thing. Then I heard, that its not til 2 eastern, thats 11 my time. But, I dont have NE view from my house, and with all the nite time critters outside, the shower can pass on by. Oh well, we saw the one that happened last winter. Jet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I woke up 3 of our boys at 2am, and in about a half hour saw 22 meteors. In the past, I believed you would see a "shower"--like 1 per second. The rate was more like 1 per minute. We were a bit cold, but glad we went--first meteor shower I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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