(meteorobs) Where (in western hemisphere) to be for Leonids

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Subject: (meteorobs) Where (in western hemisphere) to be for Leonids
From: Ed Cannon <ecannon@mail.utexasdot edu>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 04:10:24 -0600
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In looking at Rob McNaught's two "Leonids-eye-view" visibility 
maps of the Earth on this Web site:

 http://www.arm.acdot uk/leonid/info2000.html

it seems like about the best place in the Western Hemisphere, 
in terms of night sky and radiant height, in order to have a 
shot at *both* of the maxima (3:44 and 7:51 UTC on Nov. 18) 
would be Newfoundland, eastern Labrador, northeastern Quebec, 
or Nova Scotia, Canada.  Actually, most of Greenland looks 
pretty well placed also.  However, I hear it's foggy in those 
places, not to mention really, really cold....

How about an airplane flight from Iceland or even Scotland or 
Norway to Newfoundland...?

Too bad the Moon will be so bright, and I'll be stuck in Texas.  
We here were fogged out last year and have been in a mostly 
poor weather pattern for weeks now.

Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexasdot edu - Austin, Texas, USA

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