I did. I usually just smack the alarm clock when anything "elective" is the cause of it and roll back over to sleep, but this morning I managed to get up at 4:30, dress warmly, and take a blanket along with me to the backyard. I watched there for about fifteen minutes, then jumped in the car and drove out to a spot I'd scoped out a few days ago on the road that runs through the state park. Like Animaterra, I passed other stargazers along the way, a wonderful feeling. Up on the hill without the light pollution from town, the show was spectacular. Sky was clear, and the air so crisp, and I could hear crinkly leaf noises from creatures in the woods flanking the road. Oh, and the stars! Almost anywhere I looked, there they were, blazing away much brighter than shooting stars I've seen before, and the streaky tails that Animaterra saw were really prominent here. Absolutely beautiful. Margaret