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" Let's get some momentum going to get the Twin Cities to eliminate unnecessary streetlights and make subdivision lights on a human scale (think back to the old gaslights). The glare from these streetlights light up the sky and today's kids have no idea what a truly great sight the stars are on a dark sky. For instance, the streetlights installed on Streid serve NO earthly purpose and actually are dangerous in that they create a glare in the eyes after dark that wasn't there before. What an absolute wast of our taxpayer dollars (not to mention the ongoing cost of expensive electricity). The poles block the line of sight if you're turning on to Streid. And I can't imagine the annoyance of lights shining in your house if you live on Streid. Wake up, cities, that much light is expensive and unnecessary!!! I'd love to see the stars in my backyard but I only get a glimpse because of the light pollution. "

" Saw them this early morning. One of the best showings ever! I've tried to catch them every year I can, and let me tell you, the combination of clear skies and no moonlight happens once, maybe twice, a decade. Don't let this opportunity pass you by to see nature's own laser light show. "

" I live up in the mountains so it probably end up being quite the show. Can't wait to see it. "

" This meteor shower will last all month. Go to NASA and look up Perseid under what's up. I was out Thursday night around 11:30 pm and my girlfriend and myself saw the most amazing meteor I have ever seen. This was super bright almost like it was in the middle of the field we were next to and the tail was very long then it exploded into a ball of bright white light. We saw several last night as well, so I'm gonna get out the door now and see some more....... "

" ...night/Monday morning is the best night, after midnight. Perseus rises late in the evening and the higher the shower's radiant is, the more meteors you'll see. "

" we saw around 30 from 9:30pm to 10:30pm at a dark site south of bloomington. can't wait for the real shower tomorrow. most of them were travelling from north to south on the eastern side of the sky. look between the bright stars in the summer triangle (vega, deneb, altair) for the longest trailed meteors. they all seem to be headed toward jupiter in the south. "

" kind of soap do you take to a meteor shower? "

" With last night being the first night of the Perseid's (usually Aug. 10-14), we had a few early treats between 10:00 and 10:30. Very vivid, slow moving meteors were streaking across the sky. their colors changing with altitude. One was so bright and low that it's colors were seen shining on the grass. I think these are the ones called Earthgrazers, there are very few of them, and they are seen most in the earlier part of the evening. About 2:30 am I saw 4 dim meteors within a minute, and then nothing after that. Awesome sight, and to think most of these glowing streaks are about the size of a grain of sand. Looking forward to the peak night which is Sunday starting between 9 and 10 pm. Look Norhteast. "

" last night "

" I hope I'm awake long enough to see it! :) "