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Here Come the Leonids 2006

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the eye-in-the-sky dept.

yukk writes "The nights and early morning hours of November 17-19 mark the return of the Leonid meteor shower to the skies of Earth. Viewers along the northeastern coast of the United States and Canada, as well as people in Europe and western Africa might get to see a possible 'outburst' of as many as 100-600 meteors per hour. This spike in activity is predicted for 11:45 p.m. — 1:33 a.m. EST on November 18-19 (4:45 — 6:33 UT on November 19)."

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  1. NASA TV by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    NASA will broadcast its 6th annual live Leonids webcast on NASA TV. The server is usually slowed to a crawl for the night but video will be put up the next day for sure.
    http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/

  2. More like dozens per hour ... by jkantola · · Score: 5, Informative

    The meteor intensities mentioned are not for a "normal" Leonid shower, such as this.
    The meteor storms with intensities in the hunderds have a period of 33 years; the previous
    storm occured on and around 2002. By now the storm is twindling to a normal Leonid
    shower -- which is still one of the most amazing yearly sights for a meteor spotter.

    Expect dozes of meteors per hour, and you won't feel so disappointed :)

  3. Re:West Coasters Left Out by Lithgon · · Score: 3, Informative

    Don't worry. It's mostly cloudy/raining on the east coast.

  4. The Triffids by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Have been waiting for this.

    Come December our Triffid overlords will have complete control!