A reminder that the leonids will be happening this evening (morning of the 17th) for us here on the west coast. Peak times are supposed to be
12:30-2:30. Asia is much more favored this year but it still might be worth a look!
Heres a guide:
Seems that 5:20 am is the peak time where I am... I may pass on that thrill!woody with a view - 11-16-2009 at 04:53 PM
saw 2 good ones about 4.30 this morning on the way up to 29 palms.........Bajahowodd - 11-16-2009 at 05:08 PM
I'm with David on that. My fitful sleep gets interrupted too much as is. post pix and videos. Please.msteve1014 - 11-16-2009 at 06:17 PM
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Originally posted by David K
Thanks Mike and Lou!
Seems that 5:20 am is the peak time where I am... I may pass on that thrill!
come on David, I've seen you post at 4:00 amHook - 11-17-2009 at 03:04 AM
Unimpressive, so far. I'm seeing about 10-12/hr. I'm going back to bed and getting up at 5 and seeing if it improves.Pompano - 11-17-2009 at 04:15 AM
I just walked out on the patio here in Coyote Bay for a quick look. Within just a few minutes...5 at the most.. I saw one flashing east, then an
instant later, another zooming west...pretty nice sightings.
However, it's a cold 58 degrees out there! Too much of a temp change in the last week..from 90 to brrrrrr..
I'm putting on a sweater and heading back out after a hot cup of joe.
LAY-AN-EGG METEOR SHOWER
Hook - 11-17-2009 at 06:17 AM
I've seen a few..................this was a disappointment.
52 over here, Roger, but I am about a mile from the water.David K - 11-17-2009 at 09:28 AM
Got up at 5:30... looked out the sliding glass door from inside (too cold outside... even to get into our hot tub)... watched for a minute, nada in
the north sky... back into bed for me!astrobaja - 11-17-2009 at 09:44 AM
Agreed an unimpressive showing! Not like the 2001 pass of the Temple tuttle debris stream! But jeez 58, & 52 is cold, it was 37 here in the Sierra
last night!
Heres a pic of one greenish meteor, done by a collegue back in Canada:
The perseids were a fair bit better!shari - 11-18-2009 at 08:34 AM
cool photo....loved the beehive cluster...so why are the meteors green?BMG - 11-18-2009 at 09:15 AM
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Originally posted by shari
cool photo....loved the beehive cluster...so why are the meteors green?
Lunar meteors?astrobaja - 11-18-2009 at 08:54 PM
Shari:
Check out this website, apparently green colour is associated with meteors that have high magnesium content (but its also that cameras are more
sensitive to colour in general than our eyes)
This photo was taken the same night as the Leonids, its actually not a leonid but is a fireball seen in Oakhill Ontario. Apparently it was almost too
bright to look at and fragmented into many pieces.
Please.