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Leonid Meteor Shower Tonight... #61432 11/16/09 10:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 326 M Mama22Gs OP Member
OP Mama22Gs Member M Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 326	In case anyone's interested, it looks like there could be quite a show in the sky tonight. http://www.space.com/spacewatch/091116-leonid-meteor-shower-2009.html I'm sure I'll still be getting my beauty sleep since it's probably too bright here and the DC have school in the AM, but maybe I'll venture out for a peek. Drat! Why couldn't this be on a weekend?

Re: Leonid Meteor Shower Tonight... Mama22Gs #61455 11/16/09 01:34 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,840 North Texas Austin Member
Austin Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,840 North Texas	The Leonids are a lot of fun. The best way to take them in is in a very dark location outside of the city from 4am to 6am. Rather than stay up, go to bed and get up early!!! The 1966 Leonids are the stuff of legend. In the early 80s I met a guy who saw them and he still got goose bumps talking about them. He saw dozens of meteors a SECOND. http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/1966.html

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