Leonid Meteor Shower

[MoseyWalker]

peaks tonight starting in about a half an hour. Anyone planning on putting on some mittens and blankets and watching? It's supposed to be one of the best in years!

[mainegreen]

1. I would, but the sky is cloudy and orange here.

:(

[ruiner4u]

2. Thats happining again, tonight? Well Christ...

ill have to go check outside and see if we are overcast or not...

[reyd reid reed]

3. Well, shit...

I'm at work.

Would you believe that in my entire life...all the years I've spent on this planet and all the time I've spent staring up at the sky -- I've never seen a shooting star? Not once.

:shrug:

[mainegreen]

4. That's very hard to believe indeed. nt

[reyd reid reed]

5. But true, nevertheless

I always seem to be looking somewhere else. And I'm a night owl, too. I just. don't. get. it.

[mainegreen]

6. Well here you go then

[seemunkee]

7. Which direction?

[MoseyWalker]

10. Look to the east, though they will appear basically anywhere.

They originate, reportedly, from the Leo system.

Hopefully one has a semi clear view to the east.

[seemunkee]

8. oops double post

[MoseyWalker]

9. You should see some good ones

I've been checking many sites, and they all disagree about the peak times/day, but I believe that if I am out there in 15 minutes, I'll see what I want to see and be suitably impressed.

BTW: lucky europeans. They have the best views. They may see THOUSANDS per hour during a peak period.

Of course, no one really knows how it will turn out, but take your mittens and blanket, your favorite music and your favorite beverage - and watch the stars!