I so nearly did not want to go out on Saturday night.
The moon was full. But it was a good evening and after an excellent meal at a good restaurant, I drove off
into the desert again. That rug was still at the back. With my icebox loaded with a couple of bags of ice cubes and fruit juice, I drove off deep away from the city lights.
Got off the main road and went onto the track. Even though few cars were on the road, the approach of any cars with head lights blazing would have nuked my night vision for at least ten minutes should I stay near the main road.
Unloaded my rug, prepared my ice fruit juice and waited for about 20 minutes listening to my MP3 via Nexus.
That was to let my night vision return to me. I knew where Leo constellation was. That would be the radiant of the shooting stars tonight.
And of course, they were called the Leonids.
With the full moon, it was very difficult to spot any. In an hour, I was certain only of 1. I might have seen another 4. Those were so faint that they might well be figments of my yearning to see them.
I decided to call it a night earlier.
Work start tomorrow for me on Sunday and I might as well get a good night sleep .
The moon was full. But it was a good evening and after an excellent meal at a good restaurant, I drove off
into the desert again. That rug was still at the back. With my icebox loaded with a couple of bags of ice cubes and fruit juice, I drove off deep away from the city lights.
Got off the main road and went onto the track. Even though few cars were on the road, the approach of any cars with head lights blazing would have nuked my night vision for at least ten minutes should I stay near the main road.
Unloaded my rug, prepared my ice fruit juice and waited for about 20 minutes listening to my MP3 via Nexus.
That was to let my night vision return to me. I knew where Leo constellation was. That would be the radiant of the shooting stars tonight.
And of course, they were called the Leonids.
With the full moon, it was very difficult to spot any. In an hour, I was certain only of 1. I might have seen another 4. Those were so faint that they might well be figments of my yearning to see them.
I decided to call it a night earlier.
Work start tomorrow for me on Sunday and I might as well get a good night sleep .