It never rains in Portland in the summer – that’s what I was told anyway. It only rains in the Winter – all Winter…and Fall and Spring…but that was before – and now we have had rain a few times this summer…like yesterday and it stayed clouded over til at least the time when I gave up looking at the sky.
But today is a normal summer day and I am hoping the sky is clear tonight and I can see the meteor shower – and take some video footage and take some photos. If not- there’s always next summer…
I love these “heavenly” phenomena – when one can see them it is not to be missed. Here is some brief info and a link for more ..
The next meteor shower is the Perseids on August 12. This year there’s no moonlight to interfere. The best time to watch is from 11 p.m. August 12 until dawn the next morning. The best direction to watch is wherever your sky is darkest. If you have a dark sky, you may see a meteor once a minute on average. The shower is also active for several days before and after its peak.
More info here from StarDate: http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors/
Enjoy these showers….