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78I contacted a nasa scientist and posed the following....he replied +++++++++++++Condor-11/27/2001
77Way cool. "The web site for the astronomically disadvantaged." LOL! Ilaine-11/19/2001
76You're welcome CB. I got that answer from this excellent site. itss.raytheonCondor-11/19/2001
75Thanks for that excellent assessment Ken. I saw on tv an accelerated time lapseCondor-11/19/2001
74Thanks.Ilaine-11/19/2001
73Hi Condor, My family and I had a great night of meteor observing. Our site wasFaultLine-11/19/2001
72<<Was the meteor shower you describe the one in 1966?>> I don'tLarry Brubaker-11/19/2001
71Ray, At 4:10am EST this morning, my wife woke me up to see the Leonid shower ovLPS5-11/19/2001
70How far apart can two people be and still see the same meteor shower? Most meteCondor-11/18/2001
69And the dimples are craters? I could go for that. <vbg>JSB-11/18/2001
68Hi Condor, Re: <i>"Telescopes are the only time machine that man haRaymond Duray-11/18/2001
67<i>Can I wait for the movie? <gg></i> Be gone you incorrigiblCondor-11/18/2001
66ROFL, SPEX too, I hope. Can I wait for the movie? <gg>JSB-11/18/2001
65Thanks JSB. Nice to hear from you. We're still blood brothers...I'm holdCondor-11/18/2001
64Hi ~protege, And we meet again...:o) It seems we still have a conundrum here. Condor-11/18/2001
63<i>I figure that an experienced astronomy buff can tell me the points of tCondor-11/18/2001
62<i>Pretty disappointed.</i> I can relate to that Larry. I saw not onCondor-11/18/2001
61Humourous post. I was away much of the day. Thanks to all for the reports. WhileCondor-11/18/2001
60Congrats on your thread, Condor.JSB-11/18/2001
59Meteor shower prediction is still a crapshoot. They are getting better at it, bIlaine-11/18/2001
58Yes, it was indeed a unique display. Just didn't measure up to what I had e~digs-11/18/2001
57"Only" 100 meteors was still wonderful, right? :) Apparently the realIlaine-11/18/2001
56Given periodic cloud cover, was able to see 'only' about 100 meteors. K~digs-11/18/2001
55Way cool web tool for finding dark skies near you. Download the java applet - yIlaine-11/18/2001
54Thanks for the information. I viewed the display from central Maine (45 paralleCage Rattler-11/18/2001
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