You are right about the traffic, but the proximity is its draw. We have a silver Subaru legacy GT wagon, with a bumper sticker (that you might see in the passing headlights) that says "I believe in life before death." What would you be driving? -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+a.blanchard=ugs.utah.edu@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+a.blanchard=ugs.utah.edu@mailman.xmission .com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 10:22 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Perseids on August 12-13 Little Mountain is good- but not optimal. Remember that many shower members will be faint, and not necessarily close to the radiant, so the darker the sky -overall- the better from the standpoint of maximizing your count. A storm is very unlikely, but you never know! Storms can be of short duration so the longer your vigil, the better your odds of catching one if it happens. That said, Little Mountain isn't too bad for it's proximity to the valley. The road traffic is a bigger pain than the SLC light dome, IMO. What will you be driving, if I head there myself? Good luck, Ann! On 8/6/07, Ann Blanchard <a.blanchard@ugs.utah.edu> wrote:
Are there any places in particular you would recommend for late night/early morning viewing (hopefully) of the Perseid meteors? Is Little Mountain a good choice? I ask about it because if we are
staying
up really late, I would like to avoid a really long drive home (Salt Lake). Monday morning at work comes way to soon and I'm not sure how much my boss would believe that I had just been out really late looking at the sky. On the weekend we are planning to go to the Gravel pit for some viewing any may see some meteors then. Have any of you heard estimates of how lively the "show" will be? I've heard tales from folks who have seen meteor storms, but I have never had that exciting experience.
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