Leonid meteor shower is upon us!

[mckitterick]

I'd forgotten about this shower. A couple of days ago, I was up at O'dark-early in the morning and glanced upward. Just as I looked up, I saw a bright streak light up the sky. "Huh," I thought, "what's the likelihood of seeing a meteor at the moment I happened to glance up?" The answer is - during a meteor shower - pretty good.

Here's where you can find the Leonid shower; it'll increase in intensity until its peak on the 18^th. Like all meteor showers, it's best seen midnight and later as the night side of the Earth turns into its orbit: We hit more space stuff then, much like a car's windshield hits more bugs than the back window.

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Best,
Chris

Comments

[gsemones.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the heads up. I'd forgotten it was that time of year again. We have a family tradition of laying on lawn chairs and watching meteor showers. We'll have to get out for this one. Back in August we viewed the Perseids.

Leonids

[(Anonymous)]

Moonlight could interfere a bit this year. Also, don't forget about the Taurid shower, in progress at the same time. I've observed many fine Taurids while seeking Leonids over the last 10 years or so.

Dark Skies!