November 17, 2008 - The Leonids Meteor Showers and Viewing Tips

[Dover]

The Leonids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle.

The 2008 Leonids are expected to be at their best in the wee hours before dawn Monday morning, November 17. But the bright waning gibbous moon will obscure much of it.

Scientists believe that there will be a major outburst between 12:01 AM and 12:30 AM Universal Time.


http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors/

http://www.meteorblog.com/


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[ashling]

1. So , do you mean in a couple of hours

or 24 + hours from now?

[Dover]

2. Around midnight in a little less than 24 hours from now...n/t

[Lucian]

3. 24+ hours.

It's only the wee hours of 11/16/2008 right now. :D

[Lucian]

4. Oh, I love watching the Leonids.

They can put on a great show some years.

[Dogmudgeon]

5. I took my grandmother to watch the Leonids in 1999

It was one of the big 33-year outburst cycle episodes. There were about 2000 meteors per hour that night -- more than one meteor visible at a time.

She had just turned 87, but she was completely thrilled, like a child.

--p!

[juno jones]

6. It's not raining tomorrow night

I might have a chance!

[jwirr]

7. Will they be visible in Northern Minnesota or is there a limited field. nt

[MrsBrady]

8. that would have been 6:30pm central -- still daylight --and we missed it anyway. n/t