On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 19:11:19 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 8/20/2013 6:24 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:24:27 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> There was a meteor shower predicted somewhere in that time-frame. It
>>> wasn't visible where I live. I would be more interested in watching a
>>> meteor shower than a TV show.
>>
>> Sadly it was overcast here at the time, there were also strong aurora
>> alerts at the same time (southern hemisphere)... would have made for a
>> great night with both happening simultaneously.
>>
>Yeah, and I'm in the wrong hemisphere. I've never seen an aurora,
>either.

They happen in the northern hemisphere as well of course, but normally
you need to be reasonably close to the poles. Here in Tasmania, they
are usually not super-strong but there are some lovely exceptions to
that rule. If you set a camera up on a tripod here, with long
exposures you can get some great photos though.

> I do see the occasional spectacular sunset.