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Old 05-25-2014, 02:38 AM   #3
W7JZE
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Well, I gave it a shot last night. Just about this time 24 hours earlier.

A high, heavy haze was covering the sky at my home QTH. I got in my car and went South on I-5. First about 6 miles to a close by vista point, then another 10 more miles south to a second vista point. No good at either. Still that high, heavy haze that obscured all but the brightest of stars.

I did see about a dozen folks all prepped in their lawn chairs with blankets hoping the sky would clear... BOY! Were they ever optimistic (and disappointed)!

As it turns out, even perfectly clear skies would not have yielded much. I read that only a couple dozen total meteors were spotted world wide over the 3 hours centered on the peak time. Sort of a dud for a meteor shower, regretfully .

(PS: Sorry for absence. Crazy, sick like dog for 2 weeks , then my laptop died. All better now )
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