(meteorobs) Re: possibility of Leonods eath-grazers on the US west coast?

[Robert Lunsford]

Mark,

Using the geographical center of California the radiant would rise at 
11:10pm. At 8:45pm the radiant is located 20 degrees below the horizon. This 
is much too far below the horizon to produce any activity. If you wish to 
see Leonid earthgrazers start watching at 10:30pm. For the next hour any 
Leonid seen should be long and long-lasting.

Good Luck!

Bob Lunsford


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mark777ebay at aol.com>
To: <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 2:22 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) possibility of Leonods eath-grazers on the US west 
coast?


>
> hi everyone- I wanted to ask the experts... is there a possibility of 
> seeing earth grazers in California on Saturday evening during the Leonids 
> peak?  I don't know very much about how this works.... but as the Leonids 
> are peaking at 8:45pm California time... could this be the right recipe 
> for earth-grazers or are there other factors?  Thanks very much for anyone 
> kind enough to provide some insight into this-
> Mark