Leonids

lostexpectation

Leonids anyone, Every year in mid-November the earth passes through a debris stream left behind by comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle.

http://www.examiner.com/x-28766-Kansas-City-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Heads-up-Leonid-meteor-shower-is-next-Tuesday

we had real clear skies the last 3 nights and now clouds

Forecasters say East Coast, Europe might see weekend outburst
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33891078/ns/technology_and_science-space/

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

best tuesday 4:30 to 10:30 GMT Nov. 17

good article
http://www.examiner.com/x-28766-Kansas-City-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Heads-up-Leonid-meteor-shower-is-next-Tuesday

lostexpectation

3 good links via this links http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/603/
look for leo sickle south east, at dawn and later this evening

Stargate

lostexpectation

Thanks for the info , was up late till the early hours this morn , was very clear sky , very quite tho :eek: , if i can will try again tonight .

fifilarue

When skies cleared here about 10.30 last night, I spotted two nice ones and five on Sunday night-all in NNW area of sky. Although freezing half to death, I was struck by how beautiful the S and SE areas of the sky are-lots of twinkling.

Stargate

fifilarue wrote: »

When skies cleared here about 10.30 last night, I spotted two nice ones and five on Sunday night-all in NNW area of sky. Although freezing half to death, I was struck by how beautiful the S and SE areas of the sky are-lots of twinkling.

Just like your eyes fifilarue no doubt HeHe

If i get a chance toight i will have a looksy too , be nice if the skies cleared , bloody rain in summer and now in winter too , what next

lostexpectation

clear skies that morning saw one good un, but thats it. *shrug*