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erictseverson
08/14/09

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Not to be Peter Picky, but people much smarter than us on Astronomy Picture of the Day say that first photo isn't a Perseid meteor.

"But the meteor flashing above Discovery is not likely to be one of the Perseids because its path doesn't point back to that shower's radiant."
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Lauren Davis
08/14/09

@erictseverson: Yep. I mention that in the text beside the image.
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RandomFrequentFlierDent
08/14/09

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This was the first year I actually remembered to watch it and had clear weather. Nice photographs, I'm impressed that people are fast enough to capture it.

Oh and nice photo from Halifax. Maritimes represent.
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Edited by RandomFrequentFlierDent at 08/14/09 2:06 PM

Gilese
08/14/09

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I dragged my ass out of bed at 2am and didn't see jack shit. Hurm.
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bookwench
08/15/09

@Gilese: husband and I stayed up late to stand on the hill behind the house and see them. No luck. *sniff* But hey, the geminids are supposed to be awesome, with different colors.

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