Leonid Meteor Shower info

“Check out this link if you dig meteor showers (and who doesn't.) This year could prove to be the most spectacular in our lifetimes!”

“Kewl!!!

Maybe we'll see something on the Nov 16-18 trip!”

“And...

And...


I can't wait!”

“Roar!”

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“Dolores Beasley
Headquarters, Washington, DC Nov. 14, 2001
Phone: 202/358-1753

RELEASE: 01-222

NASA LEONIDS ACTIVITIES: SLEEPYHEADS MAY
MISS SPECTACULAR CELESTIAL DISPLAY

Early birds may catch more than their proverbial
worms this week. In the predawn hours of Sunday,
Nov.18, the annual Leonid meteor shower may put on
one of its best shows in decades, according to various
scientists modeling the expected Leonid activity this
year.

"It's time to set your alarm clocks and get yourself out
under a dark sky," said Dr. Donald Yeomans, head of
NASA's Near Earth Object program office, at the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. "This could be
the last opportunity for watching an impressive meteor
storm in a dark sky for decades to come."

[snip]”

“When

It looks like Bunyip's going to have the best view, *grrrrrrrrr*.

There's also live data from other locations, if the Sun or the weather messes with you.”

“Looks like more fireworks are on the way!

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“Sweet! And a partial solar eclipse on Fri at about sundown, to boot.”

“Back to da top!”

“Info: In the article to which nigal directs us, there is a picture of Mt. Fuji. The mound to the left on the slope is referred to as "the false mountain." Going up that slope one could easily take the wrong direction and deadend on the "false mountain."

There are five, primary trails leading to the top of Mt. Fuji. The one that goes around "the false mountain" is the Gotemba Trail. Four of us made the mistake of getting off the bus at Stage 1 at the bottom of the mountain, instead of half way up the mtn. at stage 4. Most of that side of the mtn. is soft, black ash, in which you keep sliding downward. The Japanese call it the slide and they love to come down that way, jumping, rolling and sliding most of the way. But for people like us who go up from the bottom there, they make a circle with their finger pointing at their head while saying, "baca." This translates to "crazy."

Hope you don't mind me sharing a memory.”

“...1987...”

“Aren't the Geminids supposed to peak tomorrow night?”

“Sounds like a tough walk, *G*.

Yaz... Geminids peak 04h UTC (11 pm Eastern, 12-13). Some more links are on the other thread.”

“I hope I at least get to see it! It's been rainning alot here....

Mike”

“It's raining here. It sucks to be me.”

“Well, our forecast has changed from 60% chance of rain to partly cloudy. UNfortunately, if it clears up I might have to walk to get beyond the streetlights 'cause the Exploder lived up to its name. Can't get far if the sucker won't go in gear...

That kinda sucks, LOL”