Perseid Fail
August 13, 2010 View CommentsAfter a line of thunderstorms blew through the area, it seemed like we’d have a nice clear view of the sky for the Perseid meteor shower last night.
Then a bunch of stupid clouds and haze rolled in and blocked everything, eventually turning into rain. I know because I woke up almost every hour, ran to the window, then went back to bed disappointed yet stupidly hopeful that, if I checked back an hour later, the clouds would move out and reveal a spectacular pre-dawn display.
Well that never happened. In fact, the stupid, jerky clouds are still hiding the sky as I write this, and I’m exhausted from taking a series of one-hour naps. I’m still irrationally hopeful that the weather will clear tonight, despite all weather forecasts to the contrary. The rest of me wants to make other plans and wait for the Orionids in October.
Stupid clouds.
By Gavin St. Ours Tags: clouds, meteors, Perseids, space