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Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks August 12

space.com — It is also the month of "The Tears of St. Lawrence," more commonly known as the Perseid Meteor Shower. Laurentius, a Christian deacon, is said to have been martyred by the Romans in 258 AD on an iron outdoor stove. It was in the midst of this torture that Laurentius cried out:

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  • aserer511, on 08/08/2008, -2/+12I liked the Tears of St. Laurence. That name is manly, epic, and badass.
  • aserer511, on 08/08/2008, -6/+14dude, that;s whats wrong with you militant atheists types, JUST as bad as the people you critic.
  • pstroll, on 08/08/2008, -0/+7Visible to all except those living in light polluted suburbia.
  • ELCad, on 08/09/2008, -0/+7What about Perseus? He killed Medusa and Ceto. He's the original epic hero.
  • Halsfield, on 08/08/2008, -0/+7i always miss meteor showers. its either foggy, or raining, or im looking the wrong direction or im in the wrong hemisphere, or it happens at 4:35am on a day when i have to go in early to work, or i dont hear about it until the day after when everyone's asking me "hey did you see that amazing meteor shower last night?".

    Doubly frustrating because i enjoy star gazing and bought a decent telescope around the time of hale bopp which was incredible, but i just have zero luck getting a meteor shower to show itself when im looking.

    also, people that can be humorous in the midst of torture have balls of titanium. Another incident like this one was the guy who was being pressed to death by a wooden board covering his body and then placing enormous rocks on top of the board to crush him evenly and at the end they ask him to confess to the crimes they accused him of and he just says "more weight!".
  • dylio, on 08/08/2008, -3/+8Oh, come on this is Digg where religion is a laughing matter.
  • mojoel, on 08/08/2008, -2/+6On the flip side of that, Christians see non-Chirstians as well done. As in, burning forever in eternal agony...
  • evilsin, on 08/08/2008, -0/+4you mean like richard pryor?
  • krnldmp, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3I saw some awesome streaks last night. To think how high above the passenger jets it burned yet how fast and far it went across the sky it had to be going Rip Roar fast. Really wild!
  • Hrodrik, on 08/08/2008, -1/+3I'm sure he cried, but surely he didn't cry words. I'd like to see anyone make a joke when their flesh is burning.
  • FENWAYFREAK, on 08/08/2008, -0/+27.am eastern is the peak time? What about the light outside?
  • Velocity14, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2Hopefully people take initiative to get out during the times we rarely experience and observe. Simple pleasures, I guess... A bunch of light streaks and tiny specks to invigorate the fascination of space...
  • inactive, on 08/09/2008, -0/+2And that would be visible to me.
  • bbliss17, on 08/08/2008, -2/+4Owned
  • Garofoli, on 08/09/2008, -0/+2http://www.xenophilia.com/zb0005.htm
  • aserer511, on 08/09/2008, -0/+2I was kidding dude.
    Tears don't get any gayer
  • topherker, on 08/09/2008, -0/+2hmm my birthday. I don't know why I felt compelled to tell that to the internet, but whatev, none of y'all got meteor birthdays...
  • Garofoli, on 08/09/2008, -0/+2Fail.
  • inactive, on 08/09/2008, -0/+2I have to admit that I am almost as sick of the rabid atheists as I am of the rabid religious people.
  • coffeebot, on 08/09/2008, -0/+2meteorites fall to earth continually: to collect them 1) place a 50 sq ft plastic sheet in a field for a week. 2) pass a magnet in a baggie over the dust and collect the nickel-iron meteorites. 3) use a 10X-20X loupe and look for pitting. 4) sell it for cash
  • skyfox2k, on 08/09/2008, -0/+2Space rocks!
  • Garofoli, on 08/09/2008, -0/+2I saw like 20 shooting stars last night from 11PM-2AM whilst watching the remaints of a great thunderstorm striking Long Island. Just imagine, chilling with your buds watching shooting stars and a thunderstorm in the distance. It was a kickass experience.
  • Hrodrik, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2The joke there was implied.
  • nextekcarl, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1I don't think most of them even make it to the ground. But if you did happen to get hit I would imagine it's like a reverse lottery (if you win, you lose your life and/or limb struck).
  • PopeSmoker, on 08/09/2008, -1/+2That was from The Crucible.
  • Hrodrik, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1I mean, when Pryor burned himself.
  • Zunger, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1It's most visible in western state's, so it's mostly 5MNT and 4PST that will get a good view.
  • samyoungguitar, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1cool *****.
  • runner108, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1Mine as well! Happy Birthday
  • discobiscuit17, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1happy birthday,

    you get a meteor shower. how cool is that?
  • dygerati, on 08/08/2008, -1/+2Unfortunately the moon is also full about that time :o/
  • outreach417, on 08/11/2008, -0/+1I watch for them every year, on my favorite persons birthday too! For a few days either side of the 12th, you have a good chance of catching meteor sightings - some of them are quite large - horizon to horizon screamers! get away from the city lights...
  • goodolboykt, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1I've seen a few already tonight! Should be a great show this year, get out of them city lights!
  • Halsfield, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Corey
  • coffeebot, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1brief-drive-to-countryside...
    ...and last year we saw 30/hour at 1am
  • cheappop, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1It's too bad that he died for a fake god.
  • Adam420, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1Last year for this one I saw over 100 the night of the peak. I usually go out and try to watch whenever there is a shower and the few nights before or after there is still a good amount. You have to leave the cities! they are too bright! Good thing I live in Nebraska...
  • inactive, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1Ack! We're being invaded by the monsters of an unnamed planet known as Omicron Perseid 8!
  • Adam420, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1Go out before the sun rises, it should be gone.
  • Taterbug889, on 08/10/2008, -0/+0LOL Yeah.. Giles Corey from the Crucible.
  • GumdoMike, on 08/09/2008, -1/+1How romantic...
  • gofucyorselph, on 08/09/2008, -0/+0Meteors can't hit you on the head 'cos they're meteors; the shooting stars we see are the death throes of minor fragments of cosmic flotsam.
    Were one of these to physically interreact with your cranium, 'twould not be a meteor, but a meteorite...
    Call me pedantic if you will, but the Astronomers made the rules, not me... ;-)
  • ThePerkins, on 08/08/2008, -4/+4Can't a guy just believe in Satan anymore? Damn atheists stealing my thunder.
  • paradigm1220, on 08/09/2008, -1/+1Stop talking to yourself you religious nut.
  • topherker, on 08/09/2008, -0/+0Cheers
  • dylio, on 08/09/2008, -1/+1***** - noun

    1) human feces
    2) the equivalent of et cetera, but with a much better ring to it,
  • Akraz, on 08/08/2008, -3/+3Roasted like chicken
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