Meteor Watching
Only a few minutes ago I was out having a smoke, gawking about the sky and a meteor went whizzing by -- cool!
After I spent considerable time looking for them last week on Thursday and Friday nights Lynda and I drove up to the Purple Woods on Sunday night. We'd been out to dinner with Russ & Melissa and they'd decided to head back into the city around 10 p.m. It was a perfect night for viewing from the highest point in the region - warm, breezy, clear and most importantly no bugs!! We were there from 11:30 until almost 2 and saw probably 18 -- 3 very bright, 6 pretty dim, and half in-between. There wasn't any consistency to interval between them, nor point of origin, nor trajectory. There were some considerable waits between sightings and then we'd see 2 or 3, then nothing for 15 or 20 minutes. Plenty of time to talk and cuddle as we leaned against the car. As an added bonus Lynda spotted one as we got out of the car when we arrived at the house.
Funny, as you get older, all you have to do is adopt and hold a different posture in order to strain muscles and joints. My neck and back have been SORE all week up until yesterday. Next year I'll have a bed in the back of a pick-up truck - damn straight - and a stock of anti-inflammatories.
After I spent considerable time looking for them last week on Thursday and Friday nights Lynda and I drove up to the Purple Woods on Sunday night. We'd been out to dinner with Russ & Melissa and they'd decided to head back into the city around 10 p.m. It was a perfect night for viewing from the highest point in the region - warm, breezy, clear and most importantly no bugs!! We were there from 11:30 until almost 2 and saw probably 18 -- 3 very bright, 6 pretty dim, and half in-between. There wasn't any consistency to interval between them, nor point of origin, nor trajectory. There were some considerable waits between sightings and then we'd see 2 or 3, then nothing for 15 or 20 minutes. Plenty of time to talk and cuddle as we leaned against the car. As an added bonus Lynda spotted one as we got out of the car when we arrived at the house.
Funny, as you get older, all you have to do is adopt and hold a different posture in order to strain muscles and joints. My neck and back have been SORE all week up until yesterday. Next year I'll have a bed in the back of a pick-up truck - damn straight - and a stock of anti-inflammatories.
posted by Norm at 8/18/2007 03:26:00 AM
2 Comments:
I've discovered the best way to watch meteors. Actually, it was M's idea. We went out in the our car, which is a convertible. M parked the car facing northeast, we put the seats back in a lounge position, and voila! Comfort without neck strain.
Sounds like you saw more meteors than we did. We only saw about 5-6, but we didn't stay out quite as long, either.
Of course, that is the other more cool option. That M is a smart guy.
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