The Perseid Meteor Shower Is Coming - peaking 8/11-8/12

[mrgpk]

I'll have my eyes peeled =) Look to the northeast.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009 ... ds2009.htm
http://meteorshowersonline.com/perseids.html

It's usually a fair show in suburban/rural areas. Should be amazing on Isle Royale. The moon will detract from it a bit. But there is supposed to be a high pressure ridge building into the area midweek that will keep the skies clear (and dry!)

[johnhens]

Saw them here in NE IL. Great night to view them, clear though no moon would be better!!!
IR would have been a great place to see them!!!

[philranger]

Yeah laying on a dock with my face pointed skyward . . . .

Only 3 more weeks!

[Don_P]

At my prompting last night, my wife and I went to our patio to try to see the meteor shower. Alas, the patio stay was short-lived as my wife sat on a very large pair of slugs (6 inches long each) that had climbed on our patio love seat.

Two weeks from today and we'll be at McCargoe Cove. Hoping for a slug-free opportunity to see the shower.

[ScoutDad]

My daughter & I were on the island August 11-14. The evening of the 12th at Daisy Farm...after midnight I did see a few meteors on a necessity trip to the latrine.