>>I think you missed your calling with the National Enquirer :-) However, it is and will be a dramatic sight. I caught it about 3 AM (yawn) about a week ago between the clouds. All I need now is a mid night power outage.
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>My sentiments too! Why can't we ever get a power outage when we need one?
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>Also, the darn clouds. Tonight is supposed to be Perseid beginning, but all we ever seem to have this summer is *clouds unlimited* in the mid-atlantic US.
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>Whine, whine, whine... :-)

Things are downright soggy here, have been for 2 weeks, and promises to be for a few days yet. I had to chase the spiders out of the scope when I last dragged it out. It has not been a good viewing summer...