Waking early on purpose
I woke up during the night, thinking each time, I should get up and look... Finally, I did... Out on the back porch, blocking the neighbors' over-bright porch lights, I sat and looked. According to the news, Earth was passing through the remnant of the tail of Halley's Comet, that the viewing of meteors would be best in the early morning hours. Usually, I am unsure where in the sky to keep watch, but the name of this shower made it easy: the Orionids. Orion strides over the sky after midnight,... Sign in to see full entry.