[petuniasevan]

This is it people! Start watching the sky toward the east and south. The moon will be a factor, but face away from it and that will help.

Be sure your eastern/southern sky view is unobstructed and has as little light pollution as possible.

I will be here at the keyboard for another 40-60 minutes.

Questions anyone?

[patriciaruth]

Think we'll see anything through the fog?

[Howlin]

I just went outside and saw a few already. Man, it's cold though! Moon is "setting" soon....or at least at my house!

[WSGilcrest]

check this out--> http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/estimator.html

[Cacique]

btt

[prisoner6]

WOW! In Pittsburgh at midnight it was clear but the moon had a HUGE ring around it. Then from about 1AM we had high-level, thick haze so I figured we'd miss out as usual.

But at around 5:10 I went outside for a look and the haze had cleared a bit and viewing was acceptable for Pittsburgh. That's when I saw an orangeish-yellow bolide! It traveled E to W from just before zenith through 20-30 degrees! BEAUTIFUL! Several small meteors as well.

prisoner6

[Physicist]

Report from Philadelphia:

No activity visible for 11 pm peak, despite near optimal viewing conditions (after taking into account a full f---ing moon and copious metropolitan light pollution).

Saw 10 meteors between 4:30 and 5:30. Patchy high cloud cover with a light haze, but stars visible to second magnitude. Saw a large satellite (possibly ISS) pass within 30 degrees of zenith at 5:10, heading southeast. Saw a possible Iridium flare to the south at 5:14.

Saw 46 meteors between 5:30 and 6:00.

I would call this a good meteor shower with a sharp peak around 5:45, but not a storm. Last year's show was better I saw several hundred meteors during the Leonids last year, including a fireball, but then again viewing conditions were much better.

[mombonn]

Got up at 5 - fog. Couldn't see a thing.

[zx2dragon]

Saw a beautiful show this morning.

Saw about 40 between 4:35a and 5:45a. However, I did take a 5-8 minute hot chocolate break a little after 5am.

[Atlas Sneezed]

I counted 100 (only a few "maybes") in 30 minutes from 2:28 to 2:58 PST at higher elevation in the intermountain west, away from large cities, but around street lights (moon was only factor of concern). I surely missed many that were visible toward the west of the zenith due to my position.

Many close to Leo's sickle, and lots of larger ones at up to 90 degrees away (most seen to west and northwest.)

Some uncoordinated bursts of 4 or so in 5-10 seconds.

Worth waking up for and sitting in sub-freexing weather!