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To: BenLurkin

Thank you for posting this.

Looking forward to this.

Best Perseids show I have seen to date was out in the Atlantic in 2007.


8 posted on 08/07/2015 4:06:27 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Let's put the ship of state on Cruz Control with Ted Cruz.)
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To: Bigg Red

I first saw the Perseids in August 1957 when I was going to a camp on the eastern shore of Maryland. We had a clear 360 degree view of the sky (no pollution) and it was awesome. Actually found Comet Mrkos 1957D about August 17th, only 12 days after it was announced in Sky & Telescope Magazine (which I had not seen yet).

Best meteor shower was the Leonids in November 2003. Went out to the country west of DC (past Gainesville, VA) and just pulled off the road and parked. The sky was clear and the air cold. I saw at least 150 meteors of all types including low altitude/viewed thru ground mist ones that looks like white ghosts out in the corn fields. The last ones were visible about 6:30 AM because of their size and clear sky.

Nature is awesome. All you have to do is sit back and enjoy.


9 posted on 08/07/2015 4:27:35 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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