I agree with Patrick, this was merely run-of-the-mill, maybe even less so. Observing from the middle of the valley, I missed many of the dimmer meteors, only seeing one every 5 minutes or so. (less than 20/hr.) I was VERY skeptical about the press calling this year's conditions "ideal". They weren't. The crescent moon would interefere with wide-field photography, especially near the peak. Come-on folks, a waning moon is never good news for a meteor shower. Next time I stay-up like this, I'm taking a telescope with me. I was truly "underwhelmed". --- Patrick Wiggins <paw@trilobyte.net> wrote:
From up on my roof in Stansbury Park it was an ok show but not a show stopper.
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