Star Gazing

meteor

Wanderlust 

star gazing though

I'm no astronomer.

Eyes are meteor tired this morning 

Sticking to my goals, worked late at the office,

ate healthy, edited twenty pages, hiked to the

canyon to see the Perseids shower alone.

How can I say alone when a crowd reached to see?

Strangers whispering and waiting for the sky to open,

sharing a moment with the ancients who sought answers.

Did the Greeks see the same gods as the Shosone?

Firmament reflecting earth, she delivered a 

few omens for us. A child spotted the most.

I'm sending you stars to light your way.

You know what bad habit to drop, execute the 

difficult chore first, don't waste morning on emails.

Get close to your dream right now.

I hand you the wishing star my friend.

antique star sky map poem

northern sky

Perseids Meteor Shower

This post was 2014 this year 2016 I experienced three shooting stars and a cluster of meteor storm right after 3:00 AM August 11, 2016. set your alarm if you live away from city lights or fog the shower can be seen with your eyes - no equipment needed

Here's a link to check when the moon falls or goes down allowing a darker sky to see the stars - enter your local city read the time it rises and add 12 

http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/

Piero di Cosimo "Perseus"

Perseids Meteor Shower tonight-
Find a refuge away from city lights.
I'll be in Modjeska Canyon
facing due north.
Aries sits on the right of Perseus.
Perseus runs across in the sky.
Catch flaming comets falling -
sparklers from past 4th of July.
Did it burn your bare feet?
I wish upon the stars that
you won't have clouds and
the super moon don't meet.

Caroline Gerardo

My diagram to see the Meteor shower tonight at midnight for my children