Leonid Meteor Shower 2009

burn · Posted: Nov 16, 2009 2:20 pm Post subject: Leonid Meteor Shower 2009

the biggest meteor shower of our lifetime starts tonight, i am pretty sure that it lasts for four days.

brassmonkey · Posted: Nov 16, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject:

mr.foonis · Posted: Nov 16, 2009 9:55 pm Post subject:

do i need a telescope? i really want to see

JeffKnox · Posted: Nov 17, 2009 12:36 am Post subject:

i heard it dosnt even start till 4 am on the east coast... any truth to this?

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Nov 17, 2009 12:56 am Post subject:

Its cloudy and rainy right now, it sucks.

mead_hall · Pop Shuvit Joined: 06 Apr 2007 Posts: 176 City: Orlando

4am on the east coast is when they say it should start.

Grasso · Posted: Nov 17, 2009 12:59 am Post subject:

at the projects its quiet and dark and away from city light, so i can usually c everything.. but its cloudy and crappy outside =( but theres always tomor night..

JeffKnox, i heard 330 @ its peak, but its still going on now

Timebomb · Posted: Nov 17, 2009 1:31 am Post subject:

"The best seats are in Asia, but North American observers should be treated to an above average performance of the Leonid meteor shower, weather permitting. The trick for all observers is to head outside in the wee hours of the morning – between 1 a.m. and dawn – regardless where you live."

I went outside to check it out at 1. I was out for probably 20 minutes and say 1 pretty good one and 2 smaller ones. I'm gonna head back out around 2 and try to get some pictures.

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Nov 17, 2009 1:42 am Post subject:

ya some1 get pics! its to cloudy to see anything here now Sad

burn · Posted: Nov 17, 2009 4:34 am Post subject:

wow.... some amazing color trails. bright green was the best i saw. 15 or so for about 45 mins. to cold to stay out any more, 35 degrees, i think. tomorrow night be prepared, fo sho.

Grasso · Posted: Nov 17, 2009 6:29 pm Post subject:

what time tonight is the show ?

burn · Posted: Nov 17, 2009 6:47 pm Post subject:

night time? Laughing

i think around 2 to 4 o'clock.

EJazzle · Posted: Nov 17, 2009 11:09 pm Post subject:

Grasso, mind if i head out your way later?

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

oh! sweet! lookin mighty overcast and sprinkly at the moment. Damn...I was looking forward to taking some pics. Confused

EJazzle · Posted: Nov 17, 2009 11:40 pm Post subject:

so supposedly this meteor shower comes by ever 33 years. so does that mean the universe is a giant sphere like earth?

EJazzle · Posted: Nov 17, 2009 11:42 pm Post subject:

scott a, is it going on again tonight or something?

"Earth will pass through one of the denser debris streams at around 4 a.m. EST (1 a.m. PST) Tuesday. If you have only an hour or less to watch"

that was this morning...

mojo · Posted: Nov 17, 2009 11:57 pm Post subject:

i just went out to look and i can see stars but its kinda overcast. no meteors. who else is looking forward to dec. 21 2012?

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

The meteors will be viewable tonight according to what I read. Last night and tonight are supposed to be the two best nights.

Also, where did you read that the Leonids come through once every 33 years?

mojo · Posted: Nov 18, 2009 12:23 am Post subject:

supposedly it can be seen through the 20th

EJazzle · Posted: Nov 18, 2009 12:25 am Post subject:

http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1783822/the_2009_leonid_meteor_shower/index.html

third paragraph.