The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to put on a good show this week for those willing to get up in the wee hours of the morning and wait patiently for the shooting stars.

In North America, the best time to watch will be between midnight to 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, but late Tuesday night and also Wednesday night could prove fruitful, weather permitting.



This would be a good night for you camera buffs to prove yourselves again.

I really want to try to get in on some sky watching but I don't think I'll make it past 7:00 tonight (only 3 hours of sleep in the last 2 days. My butt is chapped its dragging so bad.)

"Ta Friggin da"

If I remember my tripod I'll go out on the roof and see what I can get.

I am

I was looking forward to it (there's a Perseid Party every year) but it's cloudy and raining tonight so... no.

I love meteor showers!

But I thought you were asking me if I wanted to take a shower with you Bider, and I was totally down with that.

Well, on that note, when I got home today, the manor was sooooo stuffy and hot that after I did some laundry, investigated why my dryer is knocking, fed the dogs, watered the cats, I was sweating like an eskimo in Vancouver.

My (outer) clothes are off, I am not eating.

WAIT. Which thread is this?

"Ta Friggin da"

That's the second time I've heard you refer to your home as "The Manor." What are you, a frigging contessa?!

(I live in a trailer.)

"Ta Friggin da"

Oh, I get it. So, it's like when I refer to myself as being incredibly smart.

This is the second thread title that has let me down tonight.


I assume the midnight to 5 is eastern times.. which means I can start watching at 9? Of course it's still daylight here at 9, and normally I go to bed at 10 now...

Maybe I'll sit on the deck with some homebrew and try to stay awake.

Take pics

"Ta Friggin da"

Why dont you leave your aperature open for a couple of hours on the tripod. That would make for a nice pic and then you wouldnt have to sit out there all night.

LOL

"Ta Friggin da"

Yeah, I've tried that. Very low success rate.

In other news, I laid down on my driveway and decided we have way too much cloud cover to see anything tonight.

Why was the dryer knocking??

It probably wanted to come in and talk about Jesus.

Ok, I just sat outside starring up for 40 minutes, I saw 3. Now time for bed.

Oh, I'm also kinda tipsy on gross home brew.

It's cloudy

I left my shutter open for half an hour when I was up in Vermont. Even at ISO 100, the pictures came out very grainy. Huge disappointment.

Sorta looks like shooting stars though. Really, just regular stars.



Land sakes alive, the steak's alive.

I went outside last night and sat on the deck to watch. I came back in 10 minutes later with 4 mosquito bites and a crick in my neck. Didnt see anything. I live too close to the city.

Will it bet golden?

See? Creep.