meteor shower?

Nov 19, 2002 at 7:34 PM Post #3 of 13
Oh man, I thought it was awesome. Got cranking between 3&4 am here. I don't think I went a whole minute without seeing at least one that whole hour. Lots of simultaneous strikes, and some cool double hits that could have been ricochets. Several serious burners. The coolest ones were those that came in straight along the stagnation line (somewhere in Leo right now). Since it was a line viewed straight on, those just look like big puffs. I pretty much decided that if one of those kept getting brighter I would just flip it off, because I would have no idea which direction to run!


gerG
 
Nov 19, 2002 at 8:36 PM Post #4 of 13
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Originally posted by Greg Freeman
Oh man, I thought it was awesome. Got cranking between 3&4 am here. I don't think I went a whole minute without seeing at least one that whole hour. Lots of simultaneous strikes, and some cool double hits that could have been ricochets. Several serious burners. The coolest ones were those that came in straight along the stagnation line (somewhere in Leo right now). Since it was a line viewed straight on, those just look like big puffs. I pretty much decided that if one of those kept getting brighter I would just flip it off, because I would have no idea which direction to run!


gerG


Lol, yeah I didn't like those, once I realised what they were. I perfer the slow steady type of shower instead of what happened last night, much more fun, IMO.
 
Nov 19, 2002 at 9:10 PM Post #5 of 13
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Clouds in Pittsburgh all night.
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Nov 19, 2002 at 10:05 PM Post #7 of 13
I am told it will be at its peak at 5:00 am tomorrow EST for me in Ottawa. I'm getting up for it if the forecast calls for clear skies.
 
Nov 19, 2002 at 11:17 PM Post #8 of 13
It seems everytime there is a meteor shower, God Damn Oregon is cloudy. I went out and looked up anyway. Got rain in my eyes. This state sucks.
 
Nov 20, 2002 at 12:31 AM Post #9 of 13
I didn't catch it this year, but the Leonid meteor shower last year was pretty amazing. I caught about 125 sightings in a 2 hour period. I guess it was actually closer to being classified as a meteor storm.

I heard this year's was pretty good too, although not quite as stellar. Unfortunately, I was stuck writing up a lab report, and didn't get to see a single one this time around.

FYI, this is supposed to be the last big Leonid meteor event until 2095 or something like that (at least for California).
 
Nov 20, 2002 at 12:35 AM Post #10 of 13
I got up at 4 AM saw nothing but clouds and went back to bed. I was very disappointed. I remember when I lived in the high desert on California. Great for skywatching.
 
Nov 20, 2002 at 12:46 AM Post #11 of 13
Dang, sorry to hear that it was overcast elsewhere. I missed it last year for that same reason.

An alternative when it is raining, take a strobe light outside and start it up. Single pulse or continuous, the drops all stop in mid air. Very cool effect. A big argon laser is even more fun, but most people don't have those laying around.

I know it isn't the same thing. Just some ways that I have amused myself when star gazing got rained out.


gerG
 
Nov 20, 2002 at 9:50 AM Post #13 of 13
i'm supersititious. bad things happened on a moon eclipse (my friend, also). when there's a sun eclipse and i'm at work, for the hour it's happening i'm in a church praying. during a lunar eclipse i light candles, meditate, and think good thoughts.

i can't take a chance on meteor showers
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