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Re: (meteorobs) Leonids 2001
please see if your calendar is free
on november 17, november 18, and
november 19
if so, try NOT to make any plans
for those days.
thanks
chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "aergo" <aergo@earthlinkdot net>
To: <aergo@earthlinkdot net>
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 6:09 PM
Subject: (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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