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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFYI: Leonid meteor shower tonight
Eastern North America will have the best shot, 3 a.m. through the pre-dawn hours; NNE towards the constellation Leo at a rate of 15-30 per hour...
ENJOY!
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FYI: Leonid meteor shower tonight (Original Post)
Earth_First
Nov 2012
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sweettater
(729 posts)1. Thank you so much!
CBHagman
(16,986 posts)2. I hadn't heard!
Now the fun part is either getting up early or staying up late...
politicaljack78
(312 posts)3. nice, thanks for the reminder.
I need to sleep and wake up early to catch a glimpse of these beauties.
Laxman
(2,419 posts)4. McIntyre, I want you to keep an eye on the sky....
This meteor shower can actually outshine the Perseids. The night is darker and you tend to get a lot of downward streaking fireballs. Its just much colder out.
The waxing crescent moon setting much earlier in the evening will be an added bonus, too...
marybourg
(12,631 posts)10. Saw a Leonid storm for a few minutes in 1970? 71? with the
radiant high in the sky at about 2AM appearing as a black circle with meteors shooting out all around its perimeter; I estimated about 800-1000/min. Never, ever seen even 1 Perseid, however.
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)12. There was a tremendous Leonid in 99/00 I believe...
Memory is serving me horribly after a few of these DFH 90 Minute IPAs, however I remember the 200-500 range.
INCREDIBLE!
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)6. Thanks for the reminder
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)7. kick! n/t
Brother Buzz
(36,440 posts)8. I'll take a rain check
Liz_Estrada
(56 posts)9. Thanks and kick! n/t
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)11. Thanks for the heads up
Now if the clouds will clear by then