Perseids
If you hurry, you might be able to catch the tail end of a kick ass meteor shower. The peak was the 12th, but I sat outside tonite (the 13/14) and saw at least 10 in an hour. Most were quick and of the "was that really a shooting star, or just my eyes playing tricks?" variety, but I saw at least 3 that lasted almost 2 to 3 seconds, with wonderful blue tails.
So go out tonite, away from the lights, and look at the darkest part of the sky. If you can see all of the stars in the little dipper, you're good to go. It's best if you can find a dark horizon, although I was just looking mostly straight up. After 11pm is the best time- I was out between 1 and 2am.
This is an awesome year for the Perseids (dunno if that's spelled correctly) shower in particular because it's a new moon (no moon light to interfere)
Enjoy!
So go out tonite, away from the lights, and look at the darkest part of the sky. If you can see all of the stars in the little dipper, you're good to go. It's best if you can find a dark horizon, although I was just looking mostly straight up. After 11pm is the best time- I was out between 1 and 2am.
This is an awesome year for the Perseids (dunno if that's spelled correctly) shower in particular because it's a new moon (no moon light to interfere)
Enjoy!