The stars at night are big and bright

I stayed up until nearly 3am last night to watch the Great Perseids meteor shower. From 10:30 pm until 2:30 am I sat outside on my little balcony alone in the dark and watched the sky. I nearly froze my butt off and and one point was convinced that something was smelling me from the trees (mysterious snuffling noises) but all in all it was a nice evening.

In the four hours I sat outside I probably only saw 20 glorious blazes of light but my viewing conditions were not the best with lights and trees not to mention the huge grey roof and chimney that blocked a good part of the eastern night sky.

Anyway, I'm quite tired, and my neck is a bit sore (!) but it was definitely worth it.