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Topic: Strong Leonid Meteorite shower expected this weekend
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paulushumungus
Member Posts: 466
From: Burton, Derbyshire, England
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 11-15-2006 01:20 PM
   
I thought that some of you may be interested in viewing what looks to be a great meteorite shower this weekend ...
Strong Leonid Meteor Shower Expected This Weekend quote:
The annual Leonid meteor shower could produce a strong outburst this weekend for residents of eastern North America and Western Europe. A brief surge of activity is expected begin around 11:45 p.m. ET Saturday, Nov. 18. In Europe, that corresponds to early Sunday morning, Nov. 19 at 4:45 GMT. The outburst could last up to two hours. At the peak, people in these favorable locations could see up to 150 shooting stars per hour, or more than two per minute.
Continue reading SPACE.com here.[Edited by collectSPACE Admin (November 15, 2006).] |
Madon_space
Member Posts: 667
From: uk
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 11-16-2006 11:48 AM
Thanks for the heads up.
heres hoping for clear sky's  ------------------
Best Wishes
ROB
http://www.picturetrail.com/madon_space |
Madon_space
Member Posts: 667
From: uk
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 11-16-2006 11:51 AM
Thanks for the heads up.
heres hoping for clear sky's ------------------
Best Wishes
ROB
http://www.picturetrail.com/madon_space |
tegwilym
Member Posts: 2331
From: Sturgeon Bay, WI
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 11-16-2006 01:27 PM
Clear here in Seattle? Ha!We got a break back in 2001 for the ultimate Leonid shower ever, then it clouded over again the next day. We totally lucked out! This year? Not a chance.
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Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 11-17-2006 08:48 AM
METEOR shower guys ... Meteorites when these fall on the ground ... not so unlikely as last month a wooden shed burned down in Bochum - Germany after being hit by a Meteorite  |
tegwilym
Member Posts: 2331
From: Sturgeon Bay, WI
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 11-17-2006 11:16 AM
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Originally posted by Philip:
METEOR shower guys ... Meteorites when these fall on the ground ... not so unlikely as last month a wooden shed burned down in Bochum - Germany after being hit by a Meteorite
A meteorite shower could be pretty exciting! |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 11-19-2006 04:46 AM
Well I got up at 4:30 and scanned the skies until 5am. Here in London there was 1 octa of cloud and despite the artifical light reflection it was possible to see the odd satellite. In half an hour of scanning though I think I saw 3 meteors so it wasn't very inpressive. Other websites had predicted much fewer meteors per hour.Paul Bramley |
RMH
Member Posts: 577
From: Ohio
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 11-19-2006 12:18 PM
Thanks for posting as I would not have known otherwise. We had semi clear skies here and I was able to see a couple in the short time I was outside. |
lunarrv15
Member Posts: 1355
From: Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 11-19-2006 03:41 PM
my chances of viewing it would be sitting on a lawn chair on top of the cloud covering here |
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