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This morning D. wasn't terribly impressed when I told him about seeing three meteors last night. Later in the day, though, when I offered to get him up at 1 a.m. so he could come outside and look with me, he was all enthusiasm. I think the thrill of getting up at 1 a.m. would have gotten him to agree to anything. I did set up lawn chairs, though, and with blankets too we can be cozy as we watch the skies.
Update, 1:54 a.m.. We spent half an hour watching the skies. I saw six or seven (and two before I went inside to get him), and he saw about twice as many. Most of them were near Jupiter, but there was one very flashy one nearly straight up, with a bright, wide afterglow.
I told him that sometimes, if a person watches the meteors in a very dark location, they can see one right after another. This reminded him, though, of what I'd said "about the bear." I'd once told him the problem with having a very large number of teddy bears, and he said it was the same for seeing a lot of shooting stars: "You can't love each one as much."
Update, 1:54 a.m.. We spent half an hour watching the skies. I saw six or seven (and two before I went inside to get him), and he saw about twice as many. Most of them were near Jupiter, but there was one very flashy one nearly straight up, with a bright, wide afterglow.
I told him that sometimes, if a person watches the meteors in a very dark location, they can see one right after another. This reminded him, though, of what I'd said "about the bear." I'd once told him the problem with having a very large number of teddy bears, and he said it was the same for seeing a lot of shooting stars: "You can't love each one as much."