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To: MtnClimber

Will there be a few stragglers tonight, or is it over until next time? I completely forgot and missed it . . .


5 posted on 06/01/2022 5:13:39 PM PDT by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: Blurb2350

I think there could be stragglers. Best time is midnight until sunrise. That is the time when the overhead sky is in the direction the Earth is travelling around the sun. Kind of like how bugs hit your windshield, but not your back window when you drive. Midnight until noon is when overhead is in the direction of travel, but meteors are only visible during the night portion of that time.


6 posted on 06/01/2022 5:53:06 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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