Chupacabra
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2015 Perseid meteor shower
The 2015 Perseid meteor shower will be filling in over the next few days, with the peak being Aug. 11-14. This year there will be no moon at all to
obscure the trails, and I can't think of a better place to watch than the deserts of Baja.
Here's the scoop:
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need...
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Rossman
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Really been looking forward to this shower and the Leonidas shower in the fall. Oct Nov?? Hopefully we will get a couple nights without any marine
layer here in Asuncion.
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Bump.
Look up! 
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saw a few estrellas fogaz...shooting stars last night...the sky was crystal clear and the milky way was stunning! San Roque will be an outstanding
place to watch the sky over the next few days!
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Pretty cool to think that Earth is basically traveling thru space and into the remnants of a comet, creating these showers.
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Whale-ista
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Too much coastal marine layer to see it here in San Diego.
But I was on Palomar Mountain this weekend and saw some big bright meteorites streaking across sky. Early arrivals?
I'm returning with friends to the mountain later this week to watch the full show.
Here's another good link for information on viewing the Perseids
http://earthsky.org/tonight/watch-these-stars-while-watching...
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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Chupacabra
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Quote: Originally posted by Whale-ista  | Too much coastal marine layer to see it here in San Diego.
But I was on Palomar Mountain this weekend and saw some big bright meteorites streaking across sky. Early arrivals?
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We're going to Mt. Laguna tonight to view the show. I'm going to fiddle around with my camera and see if I can capture some images.
Here's some info if you want to try to photograph the meteor trails:
http://www.amsmeteors.org/ams-programs/how-to-photograph-met...
I'm planning on being in the Bahia Asuncion area next week, but that will be too late 
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Whale-ista
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Laguna should be great- enjoy! and thanks for photo tips.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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