From: Alister LIng <aling [at] telus.net>
Date: 9/02/2007 5:10 PDT

I'm very glad I went to see the outburst
 
This morning, plus the lunar eclipse a few days earlier reminded me how much I 
love watching the dawn break. Peace, birds chirping, the slow growth of color 
in the scnenery, the magnificent color in the eastern sky... Canada geese 
honking as they head south (sigh, summer's over) - I need to do this more often.

With minor exception, I saw the same as Bruce because we only had one piece of 
sky to watch, so I won't repeat his numbers.

I do want to comment on the numerous notes saying how ordinary the Perseids 
were in comparison. I was on holiday at a rural location some 120km NE of 
Toronto, Ontario and I rather enjoyed the show. Between variable star 
observing, sharing the telescopic and Perseid views with the family, and 
wanting to be alive the next day, I did not stay up overly late, nor did I do 
an official count (I know, boo on me). Now I'm wishing I did, since I thought 
it was a good Perseid max - not fantastic or out of the ordinary, but very 
enjoyable. 

For my locations, even accounting for the clouds and Moon at the Aurigids, the 
rates might approach the Perseids, but it couldn't be described as a "heavy 
shower" in my books.

But was it worth it? Absolutely!

Alister Ling.