Perseid Meteor Shower Right Now!

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 11 Aug 2001 10:05 pm

Sorry for the off-topic intrusion, but I know that MANY steel guitarists are keenly interested in astronomy, and RIGHT NOW there is the Perseid Meteor shower going on. If the sky is clear enough where you are, go out in the pre-dawn hours (starting now) and look about 50 degrees above the horizon. If the sky is clear and the moon is not too bright, you should be able to see up to 60 shooting stars per hour. Should also be good viewing for the next few days, again in the few hours just before dawn. Happy hunting. (This has been a public service announcement. We now return you to your regularly scheduled program)

Dyke Corson · Post by **Dyke Corson** » 12 Aug 2001 1:22 am

Saw two on the way home from the gig tonight! (about 3:30am)

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 12 Aug 2001 7:53 am

Jim,I thought that I saw something in the sky last night but it didn't appear to be a shooting star...could it have been Uranus?

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Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 12 Aug 2001 8:09 am

Are you sticking out your tongue in that picture of you, Howard?

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 12 Aug 2001 8:22 am

I couldn't resist a little tongue & "cheek"
humor Jim......