Do you know the very best night to be able to see the shooting stars from the Perseid Meteor Shower?
Tonight. the 11th August.
Do you know how many years I’ve lived here on Widder Island?
Eight.
Do you know how many years the night sky has been cloudy on the 11th of August, here on Widder Island?
Eight.
Am I taking this personally?
Widdershins Worlds 
I would
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Heh, heh, heh … very personally!
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I hate to point this out, but doesn’t this mean that this time of year is cloudy where you live?
Or is it that this ONE date is always cloudy, and the days around are usually not?
In either case, my sympathies.
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Historically, it’s usually fairly clear skies this time of the year, but we both know that historical climate data has very little relevance these days. (except to measure how skewed things have become) … tonight has possibilities though. 🙂
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Hope it was a lucky night.
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I hung around in the back yard for a good 20 minutes a couple nights age, gawking at the sky. I could see a lot of stars, saw two satellites (one going N to S, the other S to N), but NO meteors. In past years, there were lots of them. I don’t think it’s me; there’s just more light pollution. If you have a nice dark spot to view from, don’t give up. The word is the meteor show will last another few weeks, even though the peak has passed.
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Yeah, I just had to pout …tonight’s looking good though.
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Saw 2 good ones last night, with smoke trails!
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Heh, me too!
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Nature has a way with her petticoats – at least that’s what my gran used to say if it rained on the day we planned to go to the beach. I never understood why my mother used to tell her to behave
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Bwhahahaha, I understand your Gran completely!
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Incredible.
It reminds me, on a much smaller scale, of when I’m walking down a really long block with no cars, no activity. Then, precisely when I’m crossing a driveway, a car pulls in out of nowhere and sits waiting for me to walk across. Like the WHOLE time I’m walking, nothing. Reach the driveway: car appears. Needs to pull in.
Really?
Seriously?
What happened on the 8th? Any luck?!
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Yep, I caught a couple. My faith in the universe has been restored! Heh, heh, heh.
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We caught one in our “garden” in the middle of the vineyards outside of Stuttgart. And we weren’t even looking for it. 🙂
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How wonderful! 🙂
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That stinks!
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I was singularly unimpressed!!! … I did manage to catch a couple (metaphorically speaking) the next night, so all was not lost!
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Been there. This year, it was a clear evening, but I was too lazy to go find a dark place to look for them.
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Next year, you’ll see them up close. Yes, indeed!
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I did catch a couple the next evening, so I consider the jinx broken. hehehe
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Oh no! That’s the Pacific NW for you, but not in August, right? Isn’t August always clear? We haven’t seen it either. Maybe next year!
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August ain’t what it used to be! … I did catch a couple the following night, so all is well. Heh.
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Hear you, hear you… sob…
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Heh, heh, heh.
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