Last evening I went out around 10 PM or thereabouts to check on the Perseid meteor shower. I scored about a half-dozen shooters when I was paying attention. Most of the time I was fiddling with the app filters on my iPhone in an attempt to deal with the clutter of light pollution low on the north-northeast horizon. I swear, Sturgeon Bay must've had every last damn light turned-on. Such is tourist season. Sigh.
If you look at this photo locate Cassiopeia in the lower right corner. Move left and down a bit and that would be the radiant from which the Perseids originate. Too be fair, at their height they can materialize just about anywhere. Fingers-crossed for dark skies this evening if you want to have a go at it.
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At 12:30 AM I figured I'd take one last gander at the Perseids before hitting the sack. I was met with this. A spectacular display of the northern lights. Yowza!
All I gotta say is that this was a pretty good evening for looking at the night skies. Two for the price of one!
The Perseids will be hanging-around tonight. Maybe the Aurora Borealis will be back too.
Dark skies!
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