Earthgrazers and Fireballs: The Strange Side of The Leonid Meteor Shower

Space.com ^ | November 16, 2001 | By Robert Roy Britt, Senior Science Writer, SPACE.com

[B. A. Conservative]

I wouldn't trade my horizon to horizon view without a tree for anything. I grew up in Ga. My dad called the fairways on our golf courses "pine canyons". We have fifty acres in a partnership where there is only one tree, a lone palm tree. My partner and I were speculating on whether we wanted palm tree lined parkway for the entry into out planned subdivision. Like me, he thought that lone palm was the only tree we needed. He treasured our horizon to horizon unobstructed view as much as I did.

[MeekOneGOP]

Well, right now, I'm in Phuket Thailand, skies are cloudy however, but tommorow night I'll be on a boat. Meteor showers last a few days, hopefully I'll get some tommorow..

Let us know how the viewing is tonight, then. . .

"Never pet a dog that is on fire"

I have been able to obey that law all of MY life! LOL! ;-)

[FR_addict]

It was beautiful here in Durham, North Carolina. Husband and I went and laid on the ground outside between 5 and 6 am. Lot's of blankets.

God's light show was beautiful. It sure put things in the proper presepective.

[bevlar]

Agreed! They were beautiful here on the North Oregon Coast and some had long comet-like tails - awesome!

[MeekOneGOP]

God's light show was beautiful. It sure put things in the proper presepective.

Glad for ya'll! ;-)
When I went outside around 2 a.m., the clouds had rolled in. ;-(

Oh, well. Like I e-mailed my good buddy: I guess I'll have to wait for the '99 "Really Big Shew!"

[SauronOfMordor]

Here in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, it was great. I got my eldest daughter out of bed at a little past 5am( the predicted optimum viewing time) and we saw quite a bit in the next hour. It was a clear, cold night, optimum viewing conditions

[MeekOneGOP]

(((PING))))))

Here's A/P article about the shower last night!:

Leonid Meteor Shower Delights Many

[SunkenCiv]

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