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Re: (meteorobs) Leonids in the news
Perhaps someone on the list could tell us where best visibililty would be in
northwest,Ct and what day and time. My husband is a fanatic with trying to
observe meteor showers. However the last few showers were not visible due to
weather. We now have a joke whenever meteors are coming expect rain. No
kidding the last 6 at least have been too cloudy or rainy . Is there any
hope to see the Leonids We thought they' be peaking on the 21st.
P.S Any advice on how to buy your first telescope. I'm thinking of buying my
husband a gift he has long been asking for?
----- Original Message -----
From: <MClark9266@aol.com>
To: <meteorobs@jovian.com>
Sent: October 12, 2000 2:03 AM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Leonids in the news
> This question about whether inviting people to a Leonid observing party
will
> only invite disappointment started me thinking about why I've been lurking
on
> this list for a year now. I once gave a presentation on Comet Khoutek to
my
> Intro to Speech class about what a fantastic free sky show would soon be
> coming. Probably the only person I persuaded was myself, but I have had a
> decades long interest in the night sky that I largely trace to the
research I
> did on that speech.
>
> If one lowers the expectations enough I would think you'd only get the
folks
> already somewhat interested in the night sky. As was pointed out, there
are
> plenty of things to marvel over while waiting for that fireball. (Though
it
> would be easier if it was the middle of August!)
>
> Also, thanks to the list for motivating me to take the family to a very
dark
> area for the Perseids. We often go to the Siskiyou mountains to
> watch...except when the moon is bright. We would have watched from the
> backyard this time, but I decided to head for the mountains and stay up
until
> the moon went down and got to see the Aurora for the first time in 25
years.
>
> Mike Clark
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