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Re: (meteorobs) leonids

A very generous offer indeed.  My wife last week described the trip to that area
for the eclipse, including Istanbul as the trip of a lifetime.  Guess she forgot
what she said when she paid the cruise line bill.
P.S. Do not cut the time too close.  Things frequently do not run on schedule.
 Kind of like the US airlines in the winter...

>
>hello,
>i just got back from a week's holiday on the aegean coast of
>turkey (i am an american living in turkey for the past 9 years).
>
>last november i went there to watch the leonids and was treated
>with a wonderful 'show'... i personally saw between 20 and 40 
>per minute!!
>
>i plan to return this year again. it is excellent viewing and a gorgeous
>location...at the foot of the temple of athena in assos (the greek philosopher

>aristotle once lived there for more than three years). 
>
>i'd like to offer my assistance to anyone planning to travel here during
>that time for leonid viewing...i have found a wonderful, authentic bed
>and breakfast place to stay at the top of the acropolis there...
>very inexpensive (approx. $25/day room and 3 meals) and very cozy.
>
>i have even got some of the villagers interested in this year's leonid
>display. it ought to be an interesting, albeit short, visit for me.
>
>if i can do anything for any of you, please contact me.
>
>and can someone please tell me from what direction the leonids will
>appear this year? is it the same as last year? i think not...last year,
>starting at around 11 pm local time, i saw my first leonids coming from
>the east and almost parallel with the horizon. of course, as the night
>wore on, they rose higher in the sky. from what direction will they
>appear this year? i believe the optimim time is 3 am...on WHICH
>night (which morning?)... i almost missed them last year because
>of the confusion...is it 3 am on the 17th of November this year??
>
>thanks,
>
>arlene in istanbul
>
>
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