See the Perseids meteor shower through August 24

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Too bad I live in San Francisco. On a good night I can usually just make out the street lamps.

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Shoot! We just got back from Joshua Tree, dang it…

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Not much better in SE Michigan, one of the greyest places in the US. True to form, heavy rain predicted for tonight. :weary:

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I’m in Boston at the Harvard observatory today, but some years ago I got to watch on a clear, moonless Friday night from the roof of a radiotelescope on Mt Graham. It was amazing.

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As usual nothing but clouds in Boston MA. Heck, I probably wouldn’t have seen any anyway, I work in the inner city.

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The Sky Map app (formerly Google Sky Map) can identify constellations for you.

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