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Haggis
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Scotland
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 11, 2009 - 04:42am PT
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starting tonight and finishing tomorrow night (GMT) the earth will pass through the tail of the comet Swift-Tuttle, this is going to cause a great meteor shower (if anyone cares) so get somewhere dark and clear with a few brews and a deck chair because NASA reckon its going to be a good'un.
I am headed north with the camera but I think the moon maybe a little too bright - plus I am in Scotland and it will be raining.
Have Fun
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corniss chopper
Mountain climber
san jose, ca
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Aug 11, 2009 - 05:29am PT
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I want to see one like this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8pPGxAyrY0
just had a thought this could be that tool bag the female astronaut
lost when working on the space station. Titanium tools burning up as they reenter the atmosphere?
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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Aug 11, 2009 - 09:35am PT
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meteor bump...
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
Boise....
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Aug 11, 2009 - 09:36am PT
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I've been callin' it the "Perswig" shower......Hi, Dale!
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dmalloy
Trad climber
eastside
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Aug 11, 2009 - 09:42am PT
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This thing peaks on Wed night and the moon does not rise until around midnight - for those of you (us?) lucky enough to be in the Meadows, or drinking some hooch with friends in the Buttermilks, it might be a pretty good show.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Aug 11, 2009 - 11:21am PT
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I have it from reliable sources that the tool bag reentered earlier this year.... most of that stuff is incandescent on renetry... may not be for long though.
I've always wanted to make a time exposure of a shower... if I had time I'd do it tonight...
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Aug 11, 2009 - 12:35pm PT
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Unfortunately, the shower does not usually peak until after midnight, which this year is after the moon is out.
I'm not sure it matters all that much, though. For at least the last 15 years I've made a point of watching the perseids, and I found that variations in moonlight make some difference, but getting to a dark sky makes a LOT more of a difference.
I have yet to be disappointed. I have an excuse to spend the night outside away from city lights, and get a cosmic light show for free. What's not to like?
John
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L
climber
Wrung through the paradox, broken into wholeness
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Aug 11, 2009 - 03:01pm PT
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Awesome! Was just talking about the Perseids with the ScuffMeister and looking forward to--Oooooh Man! Did you see THAT one?!?!
Now all I have to do is find a dark sky in LA...
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Aug 11, 2009 - 03:22pm PT
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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Aug 11, 2009 - 03:29pm PT
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When?
Where is the best place to view this event?
I may visit Yosemite tonight.... I'll just look up from there and hope for the best
Thanks for the update..
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Aug 11, 2009 - 03:41pm PT
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That linked one is cool!
I doubt NYC is much of a place for viewing such things but...oh well. I saw several falling starts in JTree last visit - can't imagine how cool it must be to see meteor showers.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Aug 11, 2009 - 03:50pm PT
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Thanks for the heads up. It's even looking pretty clear here in the Denver area for viewing.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Aug 11, 2009 - 04:36pm PT
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happie - I'm always falling on starts. Those routes that say "boulder start"...
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tolman_paul
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Aug 11, 2009 - 05:06pm PT
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Thanks for the reminder. We used to try and head to the hills for a view of the showers every august. But since moving we seem to usually have cloud cover and don't get to see them and it doesn't get really really dark in August until the wee hours of the night.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Aug 11, 2009 - 05:08pm PT
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falling starts....hahahah.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Aug 11, 2009 - 05:09pm PT
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Sit down starts, falling starts ... whatever will they think of next?
Sounds like there might be an excellent view from Glacier Point.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Aug 11, 2009 - 05:21pm PT
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If'n it weren't the full moon too. . .
Let's hope for a stupendous show!
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mazamarick
Trad climber
WA
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Aug 11, 2009 - 07:33pm PT
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Hart's Pass with a nice single malt.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Aug 11, 2009 - 07:54pm PT
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MH,
Glacier Point is probably my favorite viewpoint. I often would bring my telescope there -- my family has a cabin in Yosemite West which, unfortunately but necessarily, is in escrow to sell :-(. I need to be in the Big Raisin (aka Fresno) tomorrow, so I'll probably just go up to the hills around the middle of the undergraduate evening (around midnight).
John
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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Aug 11, 2009 - 09:11pm PT
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I've been hanging in the Sweetwater's the last few days and when the Moon comes out it wasn't even worth pulling out the sky charts and astronomy toys. I'm sure this shower will have some bright ones that will still be visible with the Lunar light but .......It's frustrating.
I live in one of the light pollution capitals of the world. I've built a stairway to a flat roof (2 stories up) and hardly ever take my 8" Meade out because of the Casino lights.
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