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53I'm pretty sure it was South to North. Seemed odd to me at the time; althouCage Rattler-11/18/2001
52If we had only looked in one direction we would have missed a bunch - they reallIlaine-11/18/2001
51I figure that an experienced astronomy buff can tell me the points of the compasIlaine-11/18/2001
50Was the meteor shower you describe the one in 1966? That one is said to have haIlaine-11/18/2001
49Meteor showers are described as having a "radient" where all the meteopheilman_-11/18/2001
48Pretty disappointed. At the peak, I saw maybe 6-7 per minute (@ 5:00 a.m. EasteLarry Brubaker-11/18/2001
47Here are some nice Leonids sites: science.nasa.gov arm.ac.uk see.msfc.nasa.goKLP-11/18/2001
46Hey Condor, keep this thread going! We can post NASA astronomy photos and thereJill-11/18/2001
45Condor Great action in central Alberta. Slept in but got up at 5 and things werjohnlw-11/18/2001
44Humourous post about meteor watching last night.:o) siliconinvestor.comCondor-11/18/2001
43Hi Ted, <i>As a novice observer may I ask, why did the arcs project in seCondor-11/18/2001
42My guess is that when the little dustlets (the meteorites are about the size of Ilaine-11/18/2001
41Sorry about the clouds. There will be other opportunities. I think it's beIlaine-11/18/2001
40Great post Bill and compliments on your photos. The one of the milky way suggestCondor-11/18/2001
39As a novice observer may I ask, why did the arcs project in seemingly random dirCage Rattler-11/18/2001
38Lucky you....we were completely fogged in....nada...boo hoo Glad you had good viCondor-11/18/2001
37Actually, at the peak, we could see as many as 15-20 a minute, but it was sort oIlaine-11/18/2001
36Hi Guys - back from Sky Meadows Park. We got there about 4 a.m. - should have lIlaine-11/18/2001
35Cool photos , I look forward to seeing what you come up with tonight.Lodi-11/18/2001
34Lounge chairs set, Cameras ready and chilled, Giant pot of beef stew cooked, BowBill on the Hill-11/18/2001
33Hi Pearly - took my family to dinner in Leesburg tonight, which is pretty far weIlaine-11/17/2001
32Hi Cobalt, I saw the Leonids in 1999 here in Scotland. The evening started offmaceng2-11/17/2001
31Missed that one, impristine...please do a looptyloop and run it by again...KLP-11/17/2001
30duh plane!10K a day-11/17/2001
29Thanks CB....Hopefully I can stay awake to see all the excitement! Thanks for tKLP-11/17/2001
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