I am a closet space geek. No, I do not watch Carl Sagan and read lots of periodicals about space and all of it's glory. However, comets, planet-viewings and a even a random visit to a planetarium are all things that I do from time to time.
As I was half-watching, half-doing something else yesterday morning, I caught a small mention about the Perseids meteor shower that was suppose to be quite visible to the naked eye during the next several days. So... I set my alarm for 5 am (yawn), got somewhat dressed and went outside to view.
The air was so still this morning. The quiet of the pre-dawn was hypnotic. I sat on my driveway, camera in hand, poised and ready to go and patiently waited for the show to begin. I would love to report that I captured some awesome pics. I didn't! I did see a total of 4 shooting stars. For me-totally worth the early wake-up call!
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