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Old 08-11-2016, 07:23 AM
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We have so much light pollution here that I really just never bother to try. I can't even remember when was the last time I saw the Milky Way.
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Old 08-11-2016, 10:55 AM
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I can't think of a much better way to watch these than in a boat!
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Old 08-11-2016, 05:43 PM
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I give it a try every year. The last few have been rainy and so it goes again tonight. I will try tomorrow but it woun't be as plentiful as tonight.

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Old 08-11-2016, 05:49 PM
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I usually get up about that time to go down the hall. If I remember I'll check out the window. Not going outside. too many coyote sightings on people's carports lately. Will just have to try my luck from the window.
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Old 08-11-2016, 06:23 PM
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When I was a little girl in KS we would play outside until after dark, then we would lay on the lawn and look at the stars. When we moved to the Seattle area in WA in 1962 we introduced it to our neighbors, like watching the clouds go by during the day. My kids weren't really impressed until we went camping in Yosemite and Mount Shasta - there the night sky is so fantastic!!!
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Old 08-12-2016, 11:54 AM
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I did go out last night at about 3:30. DH was still sleeping so I had to settle for the dock instead of the boat. I started at the door, crept down to the bottom of the stairs, came in to get a flashlight, sat on the deck and then, finally, sat in a reclining deck chair on the dock. It was a bit hazy so they weren't all that bright but I stayed out til I counted 25. It was getting cooler then and the sky was getting a little lighter so I went in.
I might sneak out again tonight if the conditions are right. I think I was the only one out in our stretch of cottages. No one reacted, at least, when I accidentally dropped the flashlight on the dock and said "Shoot" kind of quietly... What fun.
But I agree, the boat is much better. You can lie down on your back and the stars seem so close.
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Old 08-12-2016, 10:25 PM
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I'm a newby stargazer and plan to "gaze" later tonight (actually am tomorrow) here in No. California.
A few years ago my little grandson and I bundled in blankets and quilts and reclined the chaise lounge on the patio to watch a meteor shower and lost count after sixty something. It was wonderful and he was delighted to stay up late!
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Old 08-13-2016, 03:13 AM
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Should have read this thread earlier! Maybe I'll catch some tonite........
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