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August 13, 2007

SFist Photo: A San Francisco Shooting Star

Shooting stars never stop/ even when they reach the top.
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The Perseid meteor shower put on quite a show last night with dozens of San Franciscans craning their necks up to the heavens at Ocean Beach and Twin Peaks.

The photo at left shows Sutro Tower below a meteor that caused the crowd at Twin peaks to gasp just before midnight. We saw about ten meteors ourselves in the very favourable conditions.

You can try to view them yourself over the next few days as the shower loses strength. Follow the steps ably outlined here by David Perlman. You don't need to go all the way to North Korea to escape light pollution of course. A short trip might suffice.

After the comet of January and last night's shower, we'll be eagerly awaiting seeing the moon turn red during its total eclipse on August 28.

Follow men's eyes as they look to the skies/
The shifting shafts of shining weave the fabric of their dreams
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Comments (3)

Rush? Jacob's Ladder? Well played.

 

Nice pic! I wish for someone in the city government to get serious on crime. Ooooops! I said it out loud! Now it'll never come true :(

 

invasion of the body snatchers

 
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