Perseids

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Josh Feltman

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It's supposed to be a really good year for viewing that wonderful August display of celestial fireworks, the Perseids. Here's the NASA viewing information. The Perseids always bring back pleasant memories for me. I used to do yardwork and odd jobs for a friend of mine when I was in high school. Every year he would have a huge Perseid party where he invited a bunch of friends up for a night of food, fun, and stargazing. I used to him get his place ready for the event. He had a nice pond that sat back behind a huge old barn. Very rustic. I'd mow the perimeter of the pond so people could camp out. It was mostly mint growing around the edge, and I'll never forget the powerful aroma of mint that filled the air when I was done mowing. Of course, the real show was supposed to take place when this beautiful gal named Zoe practiced yoga nude by the pond in the morning after everyone else had left. Never did get to see that show though.

I've got friends coming up Friday, so hopefully the Perseids will last for a few days past the peak. I picked up an almost-new thermarest pad at a yard sale this weekend for two bucks, so I'll probably try it out for Perseid watching.

--Josh
 
In my brief experience on Earth, there has always been a beautiful girl named Zoe.

Nudity, LSD, and meditation were staples at UCSC. I can't get too excited by your memory of a single star by the shore of a small pond. You're the guy who lives in a Dome, right?

Some people never leave the 60's- even if they weren't there.

Just kidding!

I'll look at the star link.


munk
 
thanks for reminding me about the Perseids, Josh. I'll make sure to have a peek this year.
No nude yoga ladies round these parts, sadly. :(
 
What do orange robes mean? I saw a truckload of people in orange robes on the way home the other day. Should I move?
 
munk said:
In my brief experience on Earth, there has always been a beautiful girl named Zoe.

Nudity, LSD, and meditation were staples at UCSC. I can't get too excited by your memory of a single star by the shore of a small pond.


munk
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That's OK, but the fact that Mars will be the closest to Earth, on Aug. 27th, than it has been in thousands of years, and that no one living now, probably not even your grandchildren's grandchildren, will ever see this, should cut through even your shell of cynicism, munk. Just look to the east at what most people will think is Venus :D
 
The Perseids are great, if you are fortunate enough to to be able to get to a place without "light pollution".

Well worth the effort if you can do it. Been a long time since I could. I will always remember my first viewing...somebody I knew convinced me that the trip would be worth it. They were right.
 
Hopefully we will get to catch them, me anyway since I am sometimes still up at all hours of the night. Storm woke me this morning, well actually about midnight.

Sent the website to my grandson who loves to watch the night sky. What he sees most of all is the ghettobird flying over Phoenix from one ghetto to another.;)
Thankfully they live in a good part of Phoenix.:)

It would be really neat if we had hearing that could hear in that range. Never thought about X-rays making noise before. Not too hijack the thread but I wonder what AMRs sound like that's being talked about in another thread?:rolleyes: :p :D
 
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