Leonid Meteor Shower - Tonight (17th Nov)

[R6_kid]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonids

Looks like we are in for a treat tonight (or tomorrow night).

[ready4whatever]

Any idea what time

[p.dath]

And what direction we should look?

[Trumpess]

starts around 3am ... at its heaviest 9.30 am ... northeast.
I will be up just before dawn. Nite!

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10609872

[Forest]

The Herald says:


The shower will be at its heaviest from 9.34am to 9.44am, but meteors will be visible from about 3am.


http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10609872

[Bren]

Too bad it's pissing down here.....wont be able to see a farking thing....unless one crashes down on our roof!!!!

[scissorhands]

Its going to piss down here in Western Springs, and the NE is over the city so even if it was fine I'd prolly see nuttin.

[James Deuce]

I hope it clears up tomorrow. My 2 eldest boys are keen amateur astronomers, but the weather has been crap for the Leonids for their entire lives.

[LBD]

Its a crystal clear minus 28 night here in at 4000m in Kyrgyzstan...and it just happens I will be up and off to work 2am....9 am NZ...so maybe:2guns:

[Forest]

Land of the long white cloud.

Sigh...

[Trumpess]

Land of the long white cloud.

Sigh...

:yes: it has stretched its way down here too :(
Any decent astronomical events we try to get to see down here, cloud always puts a damper on things.
Do you reckon there will be a showing early tomorrow morning?

[EJK]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/06/19/article-1194226-0568CC91000005DC-65_634x286.jpg

I was just gonna see that movie today!

[The Pastor]

woke up at 5.30, some good clouds.

[Skyryder]

Weather shit down in Chch.

Meant to be the best one this century. 100 an hour.

If you are not too sure where to look down load Stelarium and find the constilation of Leo. If memory serves me correctly Leo will down somewhere near the horizon so we will not get the best view.

http://www.stellarium.org/



Leonids (LEO) ZHR=100.0 Velocity=71.6km/s (very rapid)
Radiant: RA=10.3h/154° Dec=21.6° (J2000) (in constellation Leo/Leo)
Solar longitude=235.3° (J2000)


Skyryder

[R6_kid]

Overcast... sigh. Was meant to be mint in Asia - 9am our time is about 3am in the morning for them - up to 500 an hour.

[ready4whatever]

I woke up at 5.30 too. damn clouds

[LBD]

And I was up at 2 am on a crystal clear night in Asia far away from city lights heading off to work and......I forgot:doh: :slap: :pinch: :weep: