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| Ripped Bag |
Anyone gonna watch em tonight....
I'll be headin out later to check em out =) |
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| Lost |
yeah, i'm heading out to watch them. they said the best time is around 1am-3am out here in california. i've gotta drive an hour inland cuz i live on the coast and the fogs a bitch sometimes. should be cool. for those that don't know it's a meteor shower that's supposed to appear tonight. they said you can see them from your backyard provided you cut out any interference from as many lights as possible. i'm going to the desert to get the best look at them that i can. it's supposed to be a particularly dense meteor shower this year and next year but next year's will be hard to see due to a full moon that will occur at the same time. it's the debris left from a comet (can't think of name) that enters the earth's atmosphere every 33 years or so. anyways, i encourage you peeps to check it out. should be fun. cheers!
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| TeKnoHe@d2025 |
| Yeah I was going to watch them since I'm at my friends house and we'll be up @ 5:30 since Gamecube comes out today :) BUT right now it is REALLY REALLY foggy out, the heaviest fog I've ever seen actually. So I don't know if the show will be visable. |
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| InsomnEac |
yep, definetly gonna check them out! :)
its a very clear night where i am, so it should be an awsome view...
:) |
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| Juricimo |
sure will, aaahhh another hour and a half...
>JM< |
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| StereoPrincess |
| Couldn't see anything here. too cloudy. damn. |
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| Ripped Bag |
Well if you didn't get to see them don't worry, they show from the 14th-20th. Last night was just its peak time.
Here are some more facts for ya =)
November:
Major Activity:
Recommended experience level: Beginning and up
Radiant Duration Maximum
Leonids (LEO) November 14-20 2001 Nov. 18 @ 10:01 UT
2001 Nov. 18 @ 17:31 UT
2001 Nov. 18 @ 18:19 UT
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Moderate Activity:
Recommended experience level: Intermediate and up
Radiant Duration Maximum
Northern Taurids (NTA) October 12-December 2 Nov. 4-7
Southern Taurids (STA) September 17-November 27 Oct. 30-Nov. 7
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Minor Activity
Recommended experience level: Expert
Radiant Duration Maximum
Andromedids September 25-December 6 Nov. 14/15
Alpha Monocerotids (AMO) November 13-December 2 Nov. 21
Alpha Pegasids October 29?-November 17? Nov. 1-12
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So there is always meteor showers...just not as grand as the Leonids..
heres December:
Major Activity:
Recommended experience level: Beginning and up
Radiant Duration Maximum
Geminids (GEM) December 6-19 2001 Dec. 13 @ 23:10 UT
2002 Dec. 13UT
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Moderate Activity:
Recommended experience level: Intermediate and up
Radiant Duration Maximum
Ursids (URS) December 17-25 2001 Dec. 22 @ 12 hours UT
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Minor Activity
Recommended experience level: Expert
Radiant Duration Maximum
Delta Arietids December 8-January 2 Dec. 8/9
11 Canis Minorids December 4-15 Dec. 10/11
Coma Berenicids (COM) December 8-January 23 Dec. 18-Jan. 6
Sigma Hydrids (HYD) December 4-15 Dec. 11/12
December Monocerotids (MON) November 9-December 18 Dec. 11/12
Northern Chi Orionids (XOR) November 16-December 16 Dec. 10/11
Southern Chi Orionids (XOR) December 2-18 Dec. 10/11
Phoenicids (PHO) November 29-December 9 Dec. 5/6
Alpha Puppids (PUP) November 17-December 9 Dec. 2-5 |
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