In the Midwest, away from any large cities, when we fortunate enough to have clear skies and a dark moon, the Perseids meteor shower is generally really nice. This year for the first couple of hours after sunset, before the nearly full moon rose, we had good viewing and great weather conditions. Unfortunately, the Perseids were either late or in very low numbers. There were a few real nice bright ones, but the total count was really low. I aimed a camera toward Cassiopeia and Perseus, configured the timer for 60 frames with 30 second exposure at ISO-800, and relaxed for the next half hour. The image above is the nicest meteor captured. In addition, many airplanes, satellites, and countless lightning bugs were captured. Sorry, but the brightest ones were seen before the camera was set up. The forecast for this evening is not very promising, and thunderstorms are already building on the horizon.