Perseid Meteor Shower

I was very lucky to watch this year's [Perseid meteor shower|http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/22jul_perseids2005.htm].

[Last Friday|http://mostafa.foolab.org/node/118], in Marina, my cousin noticed two shooting stars. I vaguely remembered that there was a meteor shower in mid August. We drove [about 20km west of El-Alamein|http://maps.google.com/maps?q=egypt&ll=30.992914,28.667107&sll=37.062500,-95.677068&spn=0.540169,0.894974&sspn=33.641581,60.292969&t=k&num=10&start=0&hl=en], we escaped city lights. We didn't stay long because they were not really showers. They were like 1 meteor every 6 or 8 minutes. Anyways, since this was my first meteor shower I get to see. It was very nice.

Next time, I should plan things earlier, bring some hot drinks or whatever that would make the star gazing more comfortable.