From: Mike and Judi Palumbo <mjjmpal [at] pcez.com>
Date: 9/01/2007 13:35 PDT


We saw them!  We live 17 miles west of Portland, Oregon and began observing about 4:23am.  Because Portland is east of us we were looking into a sky that was fairly bright with city light.  However, we observed 10 very bright, long streaks in a 20 minute period from 4:25 to 4:45.  They were much brighter and longer lasting than any we saw during the Leonid shower.  We did not see any more after 4:25am. 
 
Thanks for informing the public about this once-in-a-lifetime event.  It was well worth getting up early for.
 
Regards,
Judi Palumbo
Jacob Palumbo (age 12)
Maura Palumbo (age 10)