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Re: (meteorobs) Leonids latest?
Jay Halfpenny asks:
>Leonids in November...? I thought the Leonids were a Summer phenomenon?
Hi, Jay! Your message bounced, because it was sent from an address different
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Anyway, here's an answer to Jay's question, in case we have other newcomers
who may be experiencing similar confusion. The *Perseids* are a meteor shower
which peaks in mid-August - 12 Aug this year. The *Leonids* on the other hand,
are a shower that peaks in mid-November instead - 17 and 18 Nov in 2001!
There are a couple of Web sites which I recommend very highly, if you are
interested in learning more FAST, about the various meteor showers...
Always a good first stop is the "North American Meteor Network" site:
http://Web.InfoAvedot net/~meteorobs/
And especially:
http://Web.InfoAvedot net/~meteorobs/guide.html
http://Web.InfoAvedot net/~meteorobs/charts.html
http://Web.InfoAvedot net/~meteorobs/2001targets.html
You might also have a look at the "info site" for the 'meteorobs' list:
http://www.tiacdot net/users/lewkaren/meteorobs
And especially:
http://www.tiacdot net/users/lewkaren/meteorobs/showers.html
http://www.tiacdot net/users/lewkaren/meteorobs/storms.html
After you have browsed the NAMN site thoroughly, and maybe asked a few
questions here on 'meteorobs' about what you have read there, you should
have no trouble gleaning useful information from these other sites:
http://www.amsmeteors.org/lunsford/
http://comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/calendar.html
http://www.amsmeteors.org/showers.html
http://www.dmsweb.org/
http://www.amsmeteors.org/imo-mirror/
Clear skies!
Lew Gramer
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