It’s that time of year again for the dust from comet Swift-Tuttle to come crashing into our upper atmosphere with spectacular effect. I wasn’t planning on starting the party early but the skies were totally clear tonight after some late evening clouds moved out so I decided to give it a go although the peak […]
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Trip Report: Perseids Meteor Watching 2010
August 14th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Personal
Success!! While sky conditions were not optimal, the trip was still well worth the effort, if only to give me a better idea of how to do things next year. I’ll break down the various aspects of it to make it easier to reference later (like, a year from now). If you have no idea […]
Perseid Trip is a Go!
August 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Personal
Off to the Adirondacks! As I planned last month, I’ll be making a trip north to the Adirondack State Park in New York starting tomorrow morning. Unfortunately only one of my friends is able to come, and the weather doesn’t plan on fully cooperating, but given that I plan to make this an annual trip, […]
Adirondacks Perseids Meteor Watching Trip
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Personal
I’ve been contemplating this for some time now and have finally researched out all the nitty gritty details to come up with an actual plan. The idea is to get out to some of the darkest sky in the entire northeastern region and experience a meteor shower like never before. This is similar to my […]
Reminder: Perseids Meteor Shower
August 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Personal
It’s time for some more meteor shower action! This upcoming shower, the Perseids, is one of the more spectacular showers you can see throughout the year so you don’t want to miss it. Even better is that forecasts are predicting a higher than average number of meteors will be sighted during the peak period of […]
Stargazing the Perseid Meteor Shower
August 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Personal
A bit of history… I used to be quite the backyard astronomer when I was a kid. When I was around 8 or 9 I would use my dad’s binoculars to scope out the sky, not caring that after a few minutes my head felt like it was going to fall off my neck from […]