It’s 3 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, why am I not in my dorm sleeping?
Curiosity.
On Facebook a few weeks ago I learned that around that time there would be an opportunity to see many shooting stars during one of the largest Leonid meteor showers ever. And I had never seen a shooting star before so, of course, I went when my dormmates decided to stay up late and see it.
We walked to the top of Horsebarn Hill, one of the most elevated spots on campus far from light pollution. With only a few lights from the Towers dorm across the cow field, the cold grass provided a relatively unobstructed view. There were many people around — I couldn’t see them because it was dark — but the environment was festive. People called out random names for fun, a musician played a guitar and some enthusiastic fans still happy from the UCONN men’s game tried to start the UCONN Husky Cheer. The highlight — no pun intended — were the shooting stars which dashed across the sky disappearing into a veil of darkness within seconds. Beautiful.
Then clouds began to cover the sky and after watching the outdoors show for two hours or so in 30 or so degree weather we decided to return to our dorms. I was amazed that I actually managed to fall asleep before daylight.
Anyone else see the light show?
