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(meteorobs) Leonids 2001
From Aerielle Louise ;-)
Mn.Talk Radio Network
Sept. 28, 2001
For those who have been asking for info on the 2001
Leonids, here are a few URLs to help you plan. If you
know of other good ones, please, send and I will
disseminate.
2001 Leonids
http://www-space.arc.nasadot gov/~leonid/
ENCOUNTER CONDITIONS ON NOVEMBER 18, 2001
Earth from the perspective of the Leonid shower on
November 18, 2001. Best viewing is near the center of
the image, on the dark night-time side, with lower
rates but longer meteor
tracks towards the edges of the image. Calculate the
expected Leonid shower meteor rate for your own
observing site here.
http://www-space.arc.nasadot gov/~leonid/estimator.html
- Images by Peter Jenniskens, using software by John
Walker. Satelite data are courtesy The Living Earth,
Inc.
For US star gazers, the International Dark Sky
Association has this handy tool to find sites with
lowest city light polution in your 60 mile area
around home.
http://www.darksky.org/ida/ida_2/../darksky/index.html
Predictions of upcoming Leonid activity, peak rates,
and time of the peak. For Nov. 2001 and 2002:
http://www-space.arc.nasadot gov/~leonid/1998.html
http://leonids.hq.nasadot gov/leonids/
NASA invites you to share your photos or images of
Leonid meteors with others. Please upload your photos
http://leonids.hq.nasadot gov/leonids/gallery/upload.cfm
Responsible NASA Official: John Lee
Curator: George Varros
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