[Noisebridge-discuss] Perseid shower?

[Laura Khalil]

Also, wanted to mention I will probably bring my telescope (8") if anyone is
interested.

On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Laura Khalil <zazenergy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wanted to provide some new information I read this morning on the Perseids
> in SF Gate<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/09/BA75195H52.DTL>
> :
>
> "This year, the bright streaks and occasional blazing fireballs of the
> meteors should reach their peak well before dawn Wednesday and after sunset
> that night.
>
> *But Tuesday night should offer a better view as the waning gibbous moon
> doesn't rise until 11 p.m* and the sky will be darkest before the
> moonlight interferes, says Andrew Fraknoi, chairman of astronomy at Foothill
> College in Los Altos Hills."
>
> I am going to try to go to Lawrence Hall of Science tomorrow night.  Not
> sure if that's a good idea or not (I've not been), but it "should" be a good
> place to view from.
>
> Laura
>
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 5:42 PM, dpc <weasel at meer.net> wrote:
>
>> Sai Emrys <noisebridge at saizai.com> writes:
>>
>> > FWIW, I know the land well enough to know how to avoid 'em in the
>> > future.... but you've a point that it's nice to avoid having to.
>>
>> i had been riding there for a while before tickets became an issue so it
>> wasn't so much a problem of familiarity.
>>
>> for my last ticket my friends coined the phrase "you can't outrun
>> radio".  it was sort of amazing the effort (3 trucks w/ some # of
>> rangers) they went to to catch me (to be honest, i was cold/sweaty
>> enough that i didn't wait in the dark as much as i could/should have).
>>
>> \p
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