One of the things I like to do is to go out into the countryside and stare into the sky. And this weekend the Perseid Meteor Shower was at its peak!. On late Saturday night/early Sunday morning the zenithal hourly rate (ZHR) of meteors visible in a dark sky was over 90! And I did see many meteors that flew through the sky in the Alabama night. Here is a video from NASA explaining the Perseid Meteor Shower.
I got out of my apartment around 11:00pm Saturday night and drove away from the Anniston city lights. I went to the Talladega Scenic Byway or AL-281 and stopped at one of the many scenic overlooks. AL-281 does not carry much traffic but I did see lots of deer along the road.
When I got to the scenic overlook I could see the lights from the City of Oxford, AL in the distance. It does look beautiful!
While up at the scenic overlook I leaned back on my car and took in the show. Some of the meteors were very bright while others went across the sky very quick. It was a great show to see but my camera had a hard time catching one. At least I got one shot of the night sky with the moon. This shot was taken at 2am in the morning.
Even though I did not get any shots of the meteors I did find a few photos and a video of the meteors going through the sky. Very cool!
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We went out Friday night for a while. There is supposed to be an even bigger meteor shower in December. Thanks for the linkup.
I enjoyed this meteor shower and I can’t wait for the bigger ones later this year. Thanks for the comment!