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Major Meteor Shower Next Weekend

Posted by timothy on from the stock-the-bomb-shelter dept.

IronClad writes: "By some reports, the annual Leonid meteor shower should be the best show in decades, and possibly until 2099. With meteors peaking November 17-18, and particularly over the Pacific, now is the time to check the predicted local meteor flux and buy chips for those star parties. Anyone adding a wireless hub and laptops for a star+lan party?"

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  1. Reminds me of this "classic" prose... by ekrout · · Score: 1, Redundant

    This year is supposed to be special, with astronomers predicting anywhere from 800 (North America) - 8,000 (Australia) meteors visible per hour...

    Oh, so in other words, the conversion rate between American and metric is 10 metric units for each American unit. ;-)

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  2. Posted just days ago!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Leonid Meteor Shower

  3. Best show in decades? by Wonko42 · · Score: 1, Redundant
    By some reports, the annual Leonid meteor shower should be the best show in decades, and possibly until 2099.

    Why is it that every time there's a major meteor shower, people say it's going to be the best show for the next hundred years? I've heard this said at least once a year since about 1994 or so.