The family and I made it out nearby as well, we ended up set up at the Pony Express marker and were happy to see some great Perseids especially after midnight when the clouds cleared away a bit more opening up a wider viewing area. The best view however was not a Perseid but rather a Head On sporadic that was quite spectacular off the handle of the big dipper. We called it quits just before 1am. I'm processing pictures now and hope to have those up this week sometime. Howard --- On Sun, 8/12/12, daniel turner <outwest112@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: daniel turner <outwest112@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Pit n Pole for the Perseid Meteor Shower To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Sunday, August 12, 2012, 5:21 PM Last night's party was a partial success. Clouds made it rough for the dobsonian telescopes but we still had a good view of Saturn and a some summer Globulars though the holes. Most of the night was spent sitting in chairs looking for the bright Perseids that managed to find the holes in the clouds. Jay and Matt managed to bring along a small herd of teenages. Some of us stayed until the Pleaides, Jupiter and the Moon rose. On the ride home Venus was also seen. A good time out of and away from the city. Sometimes that's all that's really needed. DT _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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