Posted: 8/12/2010 10:13:20 AM EDT
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I feel sorry for you city folk - "is that a meteor?" "Nope, just the ghetto bird spotlight."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1302402/Perseids-meteor-shower-2010-Tonight-spectacular-years.html My family and some friends are planning on doing a little camping tonight and staying up to watch the whole thing. The kids are gonna love it! |
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Perseids
Comet of Origin: 109P/Swift-Tuttle Radiant: constellation Perseus Active: Perseids begin to rise early August. Peak Activity: Aug. 12-13, 2010 Peak Activity Meteor Count: Approximately 50 meteors per hour Time of Optimal Viewing: Crescent moon will set early in the evening, allowing for dark skies all the way up until peak viewing just before dawn Meteor Velocity: 61 kilometers (38 miles) per second Note: The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most consistent performers and considered by many as 2010's best shower. The meteors they produce are among the brightest of all meteor showers. From here: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-119 |
I was on my way home from Tucson back to Mesa, so watched em out near picacho peak from 11:30pm till 1:00am.. it was DARK. Saw about 1 every 2-3min. most were smaller or medium, but there were one or two that were pretty spectacular. Caught a few on camera. Ill post larger images at some point and more.. these are the two I pulled off the camera quick though.
oops how did these get in here.. oh well. MMMMM SONORAN DOGS! 
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oops how did these get in here.. oh well. MMMMM SONORAN DOGS!
I'll be passing through Tucson next week and have always wanted to try a Sonoran dog. Where's a good place to get 'em? "Sonoran hot dogs date back as far as the 1960s, but they did not become popular in Tucson until the 1980s, said Maribel Alvarez, a University of Arizona folklorist who has researched the common street food for the Tucson Meet Yourself festival. There are many variations, but in general, all Sonoran dogs are wrapped in bacon, placed in a soft Mexican bun and topped with numerous condiments such as beans, mustard, mayonnaise, onions, tomatoes, cheese and jalapenos. There may be as many as 260 Sonoran hot dog stands in Tucson, Alvarez said." Sonoran Dog |
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oops how did these get in here.. oh well. MMMMM SONORAN DOGS!
I'll be passing through Tucson next week and have always wanted to try a Sonoran dog. Where's a good place to get 'em? Chacos, Nogales Hwy ~ a mile south of Raytheon.... best Sonoran dogs I've found, even better the Guerro Canelo's! |
