The annual Perseid meteor shower streaked by, the total eclipse of the moon showed its colors for just one night, but fear not stargazers - the Aurigids are coming, the Aurigids are coming!

The Aurigids (pronounced oh-RYE-guh) get their name from a constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Lynx and Perseus that contains the bright star Capella, which is 42 light-years from Earth. Also called the Charioteer.

Usually no one gives a big dipper about the Aurigids, but this year astronomers have issued an alert for an impending Aurigid outburst. Comet Kiess released a trail of dust (the Aurigids) back when Julius Caesar was alive, and the earth has encountered its noteworthy debris stream only three times in the past century, in 1935, 1986 and 1994.  

Between August 25th and September 8th, peaking on September 1st we, here in San Jose, are in perfect position to view the lovely bright blue-green meteors as they streak across our early morning sky.

Viewing area: Los Angeles to Portland
Best day: September 1st
Best time: 4:37 a.m. PT
Where to look: Northeast horizon
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This season all NHL teams will be wearing sleeker, lighter, more durable hockey uniforms from Reebok. With the new sleeker look, many teams are redesigning their logos, I am sure to much delight in the merchandizing department.

The Sharks today unveiled their updated logo (shown are the old and new logos). My first reaction was “Yuck!” I think there is a bit too much teal on the shark. I do like that in some variations there is a full shark. The word-mark logo looks a bit too college.

There was also a redesign of the Sharks Web site. All NHL sites will have the same look. The MLB did that a few years back and now I think one of the worst sports sites to visit.

New Sweaters

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The San Jose Sharks will be hosting a pre-game street rally today Monday April 30th. the rally will be located next to HP Pavilion on Autumn St. between Santa Clara St. and St. John St. Hours of the rally will be from 4:45 to 6:45pm. The event will include a live DJ from Sound in Motion, face painting, poster making, a BMX bike stunt team, and more. Also if you find yourself short on Sharks playoff gear, there will be a booth selling Sharks merchandise to get your wardrobe up to speed. Aramark Playoff Grill will offer FREE ice cream and that’s just what we need as the temp’s rise! All proceeds from the sale of beer during the rally will go to The Sharks Foundation…..so drink up! The Tied House will also host a special Wing eating contest (get it? “Detroit Red Wings”!!!). Ten contestants will have five minutes to eat as many wings as they can….sounds like fun!

For more info check the Shark’s website. Or a more direct link to the event page here.

6:30pm - Elsa and Alex on their way to the Tank - Sharks vs. Nashville

Sharks up 1 - Nothing # 9 - Milan Michalek

2nd Period:

Score! Sharks up by 2 thanks to Joe Pavelski

The Nashville Predators score 1 Jason Arnott.

Cheechoo* gets temporary credit for goal 3.
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While driving home last night I had the Sharks game on KFOX. All was going well for the home team until the last ten minutes of the game when the Sharks seemed to forget why they were out on the ice. Me yelling, “Wake up!” at the radio. Thankfully, the game ended with a 4-3 victory for the San Jose Sharks over the Calgary Flames.

The Sharks set a new franchise mark by reaching 106 points this season, and Saturday afternoon if the Sharks can ice the Canucks they can add the Pacific title to their list.

Sharks playoff tickets are on sale today.