I got an early look at the Perseid meteor shower tonight as we had nice viewing conditions here in Western Wisconsin. As predicted by the folks who know meteors best, there were some nice long, slow ones this evening that left visible trails behind them. The moon will be rising later tonight (and tomorrow night) partially ruining this shower (maybe cutting the peak numbers in half). That being said, in about a hour tonight (from 9:45 to 10:45 CDT) we saw maybe 4-5 very good meteors and another 4-5 quick ones. The peak viewing should be early in the morning tomorrow with 30-40 being seen on average.
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