[5008] in APO News
Chapter Weekend!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Erica L McEvoy)
Wed Nov 15 00:16:18 2000
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Yet another reason why Chapter Weekend will kick @$$ this week!
YiLeonid-Finding-meteor-Showers,
Boing
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Subject: Leonid Meteor Shower this Friday and Saturday (fwd)
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From: Joia M Hertz <joia@MIT.EDU>
here you go, just as promised. I'm sorry this is so long, but 1. it's all
interesting and 2. i know that if i dont provide all the info, some of you
wouldnt take the initiative yourself
c'mon, how often do you get a chance to see hundreds of meteors??
Viewing Tips:
best time to look - after midnight before sunrise, local time
how to find Leo - look for the moon, it's inside the constellation
how to find the meteors - once you find Leo, look a bit off from the moon,
towards a darker area of the sky, maybe as much as 90 degrees away
the meteors are the bits of light streaming by at over 100 per hour
what if they're not there - www.leonidslive.com will have live broadcasts of
the shower, courtesey of NASA's balloon
Info on the Leonids
http://comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/showers/leonidhowto.html
data and predictions
Predicted time of Observed time
Leonid shower peak of shower peak ZHR
Date (UTC) HH:MM (Hours) meteors/hr Good Observing Locations
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1996-Nov-17 07:20 05 - 10 60 Eastern U.S.
1997-Nov-17 13:34 12 - 14 40 Western U.S., Hawaii
1998-Nov-17 19:43 03:00 & 19:40 250 Europe, Japan
1999-Nov-18 01:48 02:02 3700 Eastern Europe, North Africa
2000-Nov-17 07:53 <100 North America
2000-Nov-18 03:44 ~100 W. Europe, W. Africa
2000-Nov-18 07:51 ~100 Eastern U.S. and Eastern
Canada
More Good Info
http://comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/showers/Leonidsez.html
NASA's Official Press Release
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=3014
i'm thinking the roof deck's going to be a prime viewing location. pray for a
clear weekend.
- -joia
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Subject: Leonid Meteor Shower this Friday and Saturday
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"The public, particularly along the East Coast, also will be able to look
up and, depending on weather conditions, see perhaps 700 or more shooting
stars per hour. Three peak times for the showers are forecast for the East
Coast -- Nov. 17 at about 3 a.m. EST and again at 11 p.m. EST, and Nov. 18
at about 3 a.m. EST -- according to Bill Cooke, senior computer scientist
at the Marshall Center. "
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=3014
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