Comments on Perseid meteor showerTypePad2010-08-13T13:52:42ZToronto Starhttps://thestar.blogs.com/photoblog/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://thestar.blogs.com/photoblog/2010/08/perseid-meteor-shower/comments/atom.xml/Odessa commented on 'Perseid meteor shower'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef01348631bf8d970c2010-08-14T02:09:30Z2010-08-14T02:09:30ZOdessaAlthough my dad and i tried to get away from the light pollution, we were still unable to see the...<p>Although my dad and i tried to get away from the light pollution, we were still unable to see the full show. But what i did see was really amazing! I saw a couple of nice meteors that left streaks in the sky, that was a real treat:D But it is a shame the light pollution that surrounds us prevents us from seeing the true grandeur of the August showers, and meteors in general.</p>TrailerMan commented on 'Perseid meteor shower'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef0133f30d879e970b2010-08-13T22:40:48Z2010-08-13T22:40:48ZTrailerManhttp://lifeinatrailerpark.comGuass, being a sort of "country boy" myself - I know that meteors in of themselves are not rare. But...<p>Guass, being a sort of "country boy" myself - I know that meteors in of themselves are not rare. But a display where there are 60 to 80 meteor sightings an hour is not very common at all and in order to see such a display, the earth needs to be in a position where it is traveling through one of the meteor "showers" that it visits a few times a year on it's way around the sun.</p>gauss commented on 'Perseid meteor shower'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef01348630efcb970c2010-08-13T22:24:30Z2014-02-17T06:09:30Zgausshttp://profile.typepad.com/6p00e55013db5f8834With all due respect, meteors are not rare things at all. The problem is light pollution - all the ones...<p>With all due respect, meteors are not rare things at all. The problem is light pollution - all the ones we should be seeing, at least a few per night, are washed out by stray light. I *guarantee* that if you drive out into the countryside, and let your eyes get 'dark adjusted', you'll see meteors - every cloudless night. And, indeed, they are grand. It's just a shame that their grandeur is now usually hidden from us. One more dollar in the price of progress I guess. </p>TrailerMan commented on 'Perseid meteor shower'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef01348630bcd8970c2010-08-13T21:25:24Z2010-08-13T21:25:24ZTrailerManhttp://lifeinatrailerpark.comIt was awesome for my 8 year old son to see his very first meteors! Wish we could have stayed...<p>It was awesome for my 8 year old son to see his very first meteors! Wish we could have stayed up later, but what we did see was marvelous.</p>Mike commented on 'Perseid meteor shower'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef0133f30cb426970b2010-08-13T19:01:24Z2010-08-13T19:01:24ZMikehttp://www.7scorpions.comThat is absolutely incredible. I wish I had seen it in real life, I know that pictures don't do these...<p>That is absolutely incredible. I wish I had seen it in real life, I know that pictures don't do these things justice.</p>