(meteorobs) Re: am i going to miss them??

[Robert Lunsford]

Arlene and All,

Actually the best views will occur from western Europe and northwestern 
Africa. Unfortunately western Turkey is situated a bit too far east. The 
predicted maximum will occur just as you enter civil twilight with the sun 
six degrees below the southeastern horizon. You may be able to see some 
increasing Leonid activity in the brightening morning skies. Your best bet 
would be to view well before the onset of morning twilight on the 19th.

Good Luck!

Bob Lunsford


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arlene Carol" <arlene.carol at gmail.com>
To: "meteorobs" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 10:33 AM
Subject: (meteorobs) am i going to miss them??


>I see a lot of increased predictions for this year's Leonids...and the
> possibility of a 'surprise' rate of 100 per hour!
>
> It seems to me that this wasn't predicted even as recently as 6 months 
> ago,
> but I could be
> wrong.
>
> Okay...I have a question ... from what I'm reading, the highest count of
> meteors will occur
> in the US. Is that true? In 1998, the year I joined Meteorbs after 
> watching
> a spectacular (for me)
> Leonids shower/storm here, I was surprised to read that others in the US
> didn't have rates as high as mine (i could only count 40/min and i wasn't
> watching the whole sky).
> That being the case, and stretching the chance for optimism for this 
> year...
> will I be able to see 100 per hour over here or is it a sure thing that 
> I'm
> out of range?
>
> And even if you suggest I go out and watch anyway...which night and at 
> what
> time please.
>
> Thanks all of you,
>
> Arlene
> south of Troy
> UT+2