[ALBSA-Info] Re: Leonid showers (fwd)

[eriola]

http://www.imo.net/leo99/leo99index.html
http://www.imo.net/
http://www.amsmeteors.org/imo-mirror
http://www.amsmeteors.org/
http://www-space.arc.nasa.gov/~leonid/estimator.html
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/leonids_citytimes-1.html
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/leonids_2001.html
http://www.spacer.com/news/leonid-01b.html
http://www.atmob.org/

Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 03:24:05 -0500 (EST)
From: Marek Kozubal <marek at portents.com>
Subject: Leonid Meteor Shower/Storm Nov 17/18

Hello! I'm a Boston-area astronomy geek, and wanted to let everyone know
that a rare event will be occuring during the early hours of November 18.
The Leonid meteor shower is predicted to put on the greatest show of our
lifetimes.

The peak is predicted for around 5am EST where its predicted anywhere from
500 to 3,500 could be seen per hour from dark skys.  There should be
increased meteor activity from midnight until sun rise where anywhere from
10 to 60 meteors per hour can be seen.  The 5 am peak (which could be
anytime between about 4am EST and 6am EST) may only last anywhere from 10
minutes to about an hour.  During the peak meteors of various brightnesses
and sizes will be seen, there is even a chance of seeing a small number of
them explode or leave a lingering trail in the sky for as long as 10 to 20
minutes.

The next time a meteor storm this good is not predicted until 2099 when
the Leonids will put on one more show.