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Thursday and Friday were all clouds in New York, so all attempts to view the meteor shower were thwarted.
Friday evening, around midnight, the clouds were still in evidence. However, around 3:30 AM I received a call from nature to go visit the little boys room. I answer, then headed outside to see if the clouds had cleared. the sky was about 80% clear so I set up a lounge chair in as shielded a spot as I could find that faced toward the NE. Unfortunately I also have tall treas in that direction so part of the stage for the show was blocked from my view.
Over the next hour I saw about 15 streaks and maybe another 15 little spot flairs. During my hour of observation I also saw 6 satellites cross before me.
If my skies were darker I might have seen more but in this "dark white" zone the sky is a medium blue gray so a lot could be happening that I can't see.
But at least I can say I saw some of the shower. [IMG]
One good side benefit was that the Pleiades was high in the sky. I had my 7X35s with me so I enjoyed seeing this wonder and scanned the rest of the sky too. These 7X35s, sporting an 8 degree FOV presents a broader context than my 10X50s.
All in all, not bad for a bathroom call in the middle of the night. By 5 am I was back in bed dreaming of the wonders of the cosmos.
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