Perseids meteor shower
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Perseids meteor shower
Cindy and I are going up to the mountains to see this.
We will leave Sac. and go up Hwy 108(second highest road in Calif.) to Hwy 395, south to Hwy 120(highest road in Calif.) and take it west through Yosemite and stop at a look-out at about 10pm stay there till ? and drive home(yes this can be a all night-er) for me. The look-out is at 9000+' so it can be cold even in August, it will be a full moon so we won't see as many meteors as we would if it was a new moon but to see Yosemite by full moon light is awesome. We will even take a drive up to Glacier Point to see what it looks like in a full moon.
If you don't want to stay out all night and drive home in the morning you can stay on the East side of Yosemite(Hwy 395) for not to much money(compared to the hotel in Yosemite) and that way you have several ways to go back to the Bay Area(Hwy 120, 108, 4, 88 or 88 to 89 to Lake Tahoe).
To see Yosemite by FULL MOON is something to see for yourself(if you go be sure to bring your camera and tripod for some ass kicking photos).
http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors
http://meteorshowersonline.com/perseids.html
ROD
We will leave Sac. and go up Hwy 108(second highest road in Calif.) to Hwy 395, south to Hwy 120(highest road in Calif.) and take it west through Yosemite and stop at a look-out at about 10pm stay there till ? and drive home(yes this can be a all night-er) for me. The look-out is at 9000+' so it can be cold even in August, it will be a full moon so we won't see as many meteors as we would if it was a new moon but to see Yosemite by full moon light is awesome. We will even take a drive up to Glacier Point to see what it looks like in a full moon.
If you don't want to stay out all night and drive home in the morning you can stay on the East side of Yosemite(Hwy 395) for not to much money(compared to the hotel in Yosemite) and that way you have several ways to go back to the Bay Area(Hwy 120, 108, 4, 88 or 88 to 89 to Lake Tahoe).
To see Yosemite by FULL MOON is something to see for yourself(if you go be sure to bring your camera and tripod for some ass kicking photos).
http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors
http://meteorshowersonline.com/perseids.html
ROD
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i've been meaning to see this for the past couple years but something always seem to come up. good to know this is in august a few days before my birthday so i'll probably end up taking the week off or something
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Not really, just giving a heads up to those who might want to pencil this in on their calender.
Great pic's Voodoo but see the stars in the background, at over 9000'+ you will have way more stars in the pic's. The last time Cindy and I went for a night drive in Yosemite we could not fine any(and I do mean any) constellations(even the Big Dipper) to many stars in the night sky.
ROD
Great pic's Voodoo but see the stars in the background, at over 9000'+ you will have way more stars in the pic's. The last time Cindy and I went for a night drive in Yosemite we could not fine any(and I do mean any) constellations(even the Big Dipper) to many stars in the night sky.
ROD
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