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Old 6th of August 2012 (Mon)   #1
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Default Meteor count August 6-7 2012

I'm up here in hillman Michigan on vacation thru Wed.
Pretty dark skies.
Brought my scope and gear, once set up for imaging just looking up at the sky I've seen 20 meteors in just under 1 hour.
Very active skies, even once the moon rose I saw 3.

What's others seeing now for meteor count?
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Default Re: Meteor count August 6-7 2012

Over about 2 hours I saw one nice one, and captured 4 others (small). Will either try again tonight or tomorrow whichever will have the best skies. These were taken near Kewaskum, WI. 30 second exposures.



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Default Re: Meteor count August 6-7 2012

Perseid meteor shower is suppose to peak Saturday night into Sunday morning.
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Default Re: Meteor count August 6-7 2012

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Perseid meteor shower is suppose to peak Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Yup, and sometimes you have to view when the skies are clear, or when you're not at work.
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