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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2009 22:14:16 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 17, 2009 3:29:21 GMT
If you've never seen this -- or even if you have -- it's worth getting up in the wee hours and driving to a remote location with no ambient light to witness it. If possible, go camping.
I saw the last big show @10 years ago, and it remains one of the high points of my life.
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Post by fumobici on Nov 17, 2009 3:39:01 GMT
They're going to have to get lower than about 100 feet to be visible here!
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 17, 2009 5:49:19 GMT
Clouds?
You may not want them quite that close. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2009 13:09:32 GMT
Went to bed very early expressly to be able to try and catch but it was too cloudy still to be able to see anything.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 17, 2009 15:04:00 GMT
I tried to stay up and couldn't. The last time I saw them, we went way out in the country, far from any lights at all. We all huddled around the fire on the porch of an adobe house and waited. Every once in a while someone would go behind the house, away from the light of the fire, to check. When it finally started, it was breathtakingly gorgeous and dramatic -- so thrilling it will stay with me forever. But, damn, that was a long, cold night!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2009 18:34:37 GMT
You saw in Mexico Bixa? Mr.C. remembers the last one as well. Will try to see again in early dawn hours tomorrow. It's clear here today.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 17, 2009 23:13:56 GMT
Yes. I'm trying to remember exactly when. I'm thinking 2001. Gad, I hope you get to see it. Words cannot do it justice!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2009 13:27:16 GMT
Woke up at 2:30 a.m.,watched the sky for a bit,nada. Mr.C. had to drive to Venice,LA at 4:00a.m.,directly SE from here which was supposed to be the best viewing. Even with no major ambient light he said he saw no activity. Apparently,this was the case all over. Some of the best spots for viewing,NA and Asia,both reported very few showers.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 18, 2009 20:25:00 GMT
Is it wrong for me to be relieved that I didn't miss anything? I got up in the wee hours to pee, but fell back into bed without thinking about meteors. The sky is covered with low-pressure clouds, so I doubt there was anything to see.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2009 20:34:53 GMT
I have never seen a meteor shower.
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