Perseid meteor showers this weekend Aug 11 peak

[NPC 6060⁸42]

Not really Jeep related but anyone away from light pollution should have a good view this weekend.

Perseid meteor shower 2024: when, where and how to see it

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best shooting star displays of the year.

www.space.com

 

[WJCO]

Can flat-earthers view it too?

 

[black pearl]

we’re going to try and check it out!

 

[kevman65]

Can flat-earthers view it too?

Just don't get too close to the edge.......

 

[OverlanderJK]

Staying up past 9pm ain't easy.

 

[Bullwinckle]

I viewed it last year and it was really a good show. Sadly don't think we will make it out this year.

 

[cosmokenney]

Glad I saw this. I'm taking my son backpacking this weekend and we'll have an unobstructed view of the northern sky!!

 

[NPC 6060⁸42]

Glad I saw this. I'm taking my son backpacking this weekend and we'll have an unobstructed view of the northern sky!!

Great hope you get some picture to share.

 

[black pearl]

So this morning the wife told me she booked a room in angels camp on Sunday , so we have better viewing going into Monday.

I changed our plans. We’re gonna camp next to loon lake to view.

 

[black pearl]

Packed up ready to roll out tomorrow morning.

 

[Cousin Clyde]

Thanks for posting this. Luck would have it, we’ll be camping in upstate NY. Hoping for a clear night..

 

[cosmokenney]

Packed up ready to roll out tomorrow morning.

You don't mess around!

 

[black pearl]

You don't mess around!

I really enjoy being away from civilization. Plus the kid is staying at grandma and grandpa’s house tonight, so it’s just me and the wife!

 

[wayoflife]

Should have gotten a nice view of the show tonight but unless the clouds blow out, we're gonna see a whole lot of nothing

 

[kevman65]

Should have gotten a nice view of the show tonight but unless the clouds blow out, we're gonna see a whole lot of nothing

I can show you a full moon........

 

[OverlanderJK]

We went out for a bit and saw a few. One shooting star and a decent amount of movement. Pretty clear and dark where we live minus that damn moon tonight. Thing is bright!

 

[jeeeep]

storm blew in, lots of clouds, saw ... clouds

 

[NPC 6060⁸42]

Same lots of scattered clouds saw a couple shooting stars but mostly clouds.

 

[wayoflife]

Tried watching several times last night and only saw one through a hole in the clouds. The rest of the night was just blanketed over. Bummer.

 

[black pearl]

Man the sierras never disappoint, especially loon lake! When we got there, there was some cloud cover… but it blew out before dark! We hung out had dinner and checked things out. Went to sleep around 9pm with an alarm set for 1am. We saw lots of shooting stars, I wasn’t lucky enough to catch one with the camera. Most of the sky was crystal clear just some clouds to the east over Tahoe area.

Practiced taking night shots and watched the show.

Got a couple neat shots of the clouds over Tahoe.
Got the reflection of Jupiter in the lake.

At about 3:30am I noticed a lot of purple in the corner of one of my photos. So I pointed the camera to the north and to our surprise. We got a northern lights show till about 4am
It was a great night!!