it's midnight,anyone seeing the Perseid meteor shower ?

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it's midnight,anyone seeing the Perseid meteor shower ?

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I've got my camera & tripod and a chair outside right now,hoping to get a good shot,it is a beautiful clear warm breezy night here :)
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peak was around 5:30am here and its cloudy so nope.. I'll wait for the winter shower.
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Post pics !
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I saw one or two :( , too much city light here,no pics :nope:
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Had the opportunity to be driving across the high desert by El Mirage dry lake between 3 and 4 am a few times last week.

It's a fantastic light show to say the least.
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I didn’t realize there are so many meteor showers.

2009 list of meteor showers.
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You can get more information from the International Meteor Organization website.
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