I live in the middle of the Silicon Valley, where we have very high levels of light pollution. We just walked to a soccer field nearby. Took out some neoprene

I live in the middle of the Silicon Valley, where we have very high levels of light pollution. We just walked to a soccer field nearby. Took out some neoprene mats, unrolled them on the grass. Lay down on the mats, cover up with blankies. Now stay still and look up. In about an hour or so the kids saw a dozen shooting stars, some of them very bright. I was too busy searching for Ceres with the telescope to see any of that. The Perseids don't care much about light pollution, which is why we had great success last night. But other meteor showers are much more sensitive to light.