From: "Ronn Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > At 02:24 PM 11/18/01, Joshua wrote: > > > So how were things where you were? > > > >My wife, a friend and I bundled up and climbed up on our roof at 1AM last > >night. Turns out we have a perfect saddle in which to sit. Next time, > >though, we'll all wear snow pants, wool socks and scarves, and bring > >sleeping bags to sit on. > > Where are you?
Kirkland, WA; suburb of Seattle, 5 minutes from the Evil Empire's HQ. :) It's been dipping close to or below freezing at night for the last few weeks. > >A light cloud cover or fog appeared in for a while until we could only see > >Jupiter, but by around 2AM it had cleared. Several very impressive meteors, > >including a few multiple skips. One that appeared right near the (focus? > >source? damn, what's the word?) > "radiant" Thanks, I knew there was a word for that. :) Joshua
