# Perseids - anyone gonna watch?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perseids-anyone-gonna-watch/123479>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 12, 2002, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perseids-anyone-gonna-watch/123479 "2002-08-12T03:57:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Spooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Spooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spooky)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2002, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perseids-anyone-gonna-watch/123479/21 "2002-08-13T09:37:45Z")

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Beautiful…is anybody else looking at the magical shooting stars?

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**Author:** ![Mooney252](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7c8e57/32.png) [@Mooney252](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooney252)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2002, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perseids-anyone-gonna-watch/123479/22 "2002-08-13T14:27:21Z")

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Monday night had less activity, spaced out over a longer time period. Still, if it remains clear I’ll be back again after midnight tonight.

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**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2002, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perseids-anyone-gonna-watch/123479/23 "2002-08-13T21:53:12Z")

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Saw some the night before last. They got much better later in the night.

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**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perseids-anyone-gonna-watch/123479/24 "2002-08-14T06:48:58Z")

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**Finagle** , don’t you get smart 😉

**Robot Arm** , did you ever make it over to my neck of the woods?

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perseids-anyone-gonna-watch/123479/25 "2002-08-14T08:21:15Z")

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No, I decided to try Plum Island, it’s on the coast just a bit south of New Hampshire. Listening to the waves while lying on the sand was kinda nice, but there was still a little bit of light pollution. One couple brought their dog, and there’s something slightly eerie about hearing a collar clanking when you can’t see it, and getting closer. As it turned out, he started sniffing around me and then took off like a shot when I sat up.

Oh, and there were some meteors.

Now that I know about the site in Amherst, I may head there next time there’s something worth seeing. And you, **NightRabbit** , good time at the lake house?

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**Author:** ![Pergau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7c8e57/32.png) [@Pergau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pergau)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perseids-anyone-gonna-watch/123479/26 "2002-08-14T12:50:36Z")

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I watched for a while in Dublin last night - there were a few spectacular ones and a lot of feint very high ones that could have been due to me blinking, but it’s always exciting to see a meteor.

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