Posted on 08/12/2026 3:24:59 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
TDYM'A MDB ABKAB PK DYFPKI YK BJUPRAB PC NSQ JYK'M USSE YM PM? ASLBXSGN PK ROSGQJMPSK AQOB AUPRRBG QR MDPA MPLB! - JDYOUBA L. AJDQUV
Clue: Look in the comments
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No totality in my neck of the world …… 🫤
On the plus side, the Earth passes through the Perseids meteor field tonight so you should be able to see up to a hundred shooting stars per hour at its peak if you can get out to where there's no light pollution. Plus the Milky Way will be about as visible as it can possibly get and then six planets will be visible to the naked eye just before dawn tomorrow. Happy stargazing!
BJUPRAB means new moon and the darkest possible sky.
Exactly. Should be spectacular.
Good clue!
But you most certainly can USSE this one. But you can’t USSE the next one.
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