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How can I best view a meteor shower?

If you live near a brightly lit city, drive away from the glow of city lights and toward the constellation from which the meteors will appear to radiate.

For example, drive north to view the Leonids. Driving south may lead you to darker skies, but the glow will dominate the northern horizon, where Leo rises. Perseid meteors will appear to "rain" into the atmosphere from the constellation Perseus, which rises in the northeast around 11 p.m. in mid-August.

After you've escaped the city glow, find a dark, secluded spot where oncoming car headlights will not periodically ruin your sensitive night vision. Look for state or city parks or other safe, dark sites.

Once you have settled at your observing spot, lay back or position yourself so the horizon appears at the edge of your peripheral vision, with the stars and sky filling your field of view. Meteors will instantly grab your attention as they streak by.

How do I know the sky is dark enough to see meteors?

If you can see each star of the Little Dipper, your eyes have "dark adapted," and your chosen site is probably dark enough. Under these conditions, you will see plenty of meteors.

-From here.

And just for fun, here's a video of the Peekskill Fireball:

BRRRRAPPPPP

Listen up, y'all. We're currently in the middle of the Leonids meteor shower, and tomorrow is the peak night. It's looking like I won't get to do any stargazing of my own tomorrow (unless I'm ready for a long drive, which I might just be) because it's likely to snow in my area, but the Leonids are consistently awesome and I cannot recommend them enough to those of you with a clear view. So get out there and enjoy it for me!

Tonight I was at the gym. It was 11:30, so nobody else was there. I went around and turned off all the TVs that had the volume up, and started my workout. Several times during this workout I found myself possessed of a certain insistent flatulence, and since I was alone, and since there's more room out than in, I just let 'er rip like it weren't no thang. I had my headphones on, but I imagine it was pretty noisy, and there was an awful lot of it. It was like a butt orchestra.

When I got off the machine at 12:55, a TV in the weight room was on and blasting. I was horrified.

THE GHOST HEARD ME FARTING.

Only Shooting Stars Break the Mold

Last night I watched the Perseids and it was awesome. After attempting to merely look up from a standing and sitting position (I was gentle but this morning I pay the price, holy shit it hurts), I finally opted to lie back on the wet roof instead.

It was freezing but totally worth it, because I got to see like ten meteors zinging all over the place. A couple of them were really long and one even left a visible trail behind it that lingered for a few seconds after the light was gone. Awesome.

I spied a bunch of dead leaves yesterday, on trees and in the street. Say it ain't so! After all my happy anticipation during this long, long winter I didn't even get to enjoy this summer before it ended. I've spent most of it sitting around like a big fat lump of butt on doctor's orders, and now it's almost gone and I'm still not recovered.

Oh well, fuck it. At least I like snow.