In a message dated 96-07-17 04:33:05 EDT, you write: << I may be thawing out today, a big cold front rolled in this morning, and we are expecting snow in Johannesburg today. So I don't hold too much hope to observe tonight. Tim >> Holy Moly Tim!...you guys get snow in S. Africa? I honestly didn't know that...I guess the Perseids must be like the Geminids for us...observed mostly under cold conditions. George Z.