The Leonids are here, people...

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One of the best annual meteor showers will peak in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday (tonight), and for some skywatchers the show could be quite impressive.

The best seats are in Asia, but North American observers should be treated to an above average performance of the Leonid meteor shower, weather permitting. The trick for all observers is to head outside in the wee hours of the morning – between 1 a.m. and dawn – regardless where you live.

The Leonids put on a solid show every year, if skies are clear and moonlight does not interfere. This year the moon is near its new phase, and not a factor. For anyone in the Northern Hemisphere with dark skies, away from urban and suburban lighting, the show should be worth getting up early to see.

"We're predicting 20 to 30 meteors per hour over the Americas, and as many as 200 to 300 per hour over Asia," said Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. Other astronomers who work in the nascent field of meteor shower prediction have put out similar forecasts.

Urban dwellers and suburbanites will see far fewer, as the fainter meteors will be drowned out by local lights.

They say to try your best to watch it around the 4am hour as this will be when the Earth passes through the more dense part of the comet stream. Later, QD.

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They say to try your best to watch it around the 1am hour as this will be when the Earth passes through the more dense part of the comet stream. Later, QD.1am PST. 4am around here.

[DarKStaR]

Just read about it this morning on yahoo, gonna be hard to get my self up to watch it since i missed the last one.

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Im gonna try to get some shots of it

[Tech5]

2012 the world will end

[Sol-Badguy]

Im gonna try to get some shots of it
DOO EET

[DirtyMechanic]

are you sure its tuesday night i thought it peaks for north america wednesday night around 11pm to 4 am.


edit: i became stupid for a moment. i kept hearinig the 17th which i thought was wednesday nevermind then. lol

[Double_0_Rusty]

Sweet, ill try to stay up for this.

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Don't stay up, man. Just get up at 4am. Lolol. Later, QD.

[Double_0_Rusty]

Don't stay up, man. Just get up at 4am. Lolol. Later, QD.


Lol, If I could wake back up. My body doesn't work that way. I have got to stay up in order to see it, otherwise I'll be waking up at 10am.

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Damn. Yup, I've got the alarm set on this one. Later, QD.

[D3UC3S]

hhmmm...I wish i was workin out on the airport utilities tonight...

Wide ass open at between the runways of Hartsfield Jackson would be the perfect spot to watch this. they turn out most of the lights between midnight and Six. 4 o'clock would be the perfect break time.

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Just go out there! I wish I could get out there with ya to take some shots of this at the airport?

[Stormhammer]

hhmmm...I wish i was workin out on the airport utilities tonight...

Wide ass open at between the runways of Hartsfield Jackson would be the perfect spot to watch this. they turn out most of the lights between midnight and Six. 4 o'clock would be the perfect break time.

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too close to ATL really - light pollution ftl

[DeeAOne]

well since im up until 4 anyway ill probably go look as well. :goodjob:

[Me86Rob]

cloudy as fuck over all of GA :(

[DeeAOne]

cloudy as fuck over all of GA :(not too bad here.. i can see 90% of the sky over my house.

[.93lude]

i saw one, and then clouds rolled in, kinda pissed, but its w/e

[Me86Rob]

not too bad here.. i can see 90% of the sky over my house.
jerk

[DeeAOne]

jerk

its not everyday that it actually pays to be away from atlanta so i must make the most of it. lol

EDIT: ive yet to see one. wth.

[Dr.G35]

going outside with a big cup of coffee right now......

[j0nbunklah0m]

i didnt see anything so far. and clouds are starting to cover my view. damm.

[DeeAOne]

clouds here now. i didnt see any. :(

[Crazy Asian]

they were amazing. Pretty cool. Shooting stars here and there.

[Dr.G35]

Didn't see a one before the clouds rolled in. What a bummer.

[Crazy Asian]

LOLOLOL.

[Lankhoss]

I'm not sure if the first thing I saw was actually a meteor or not, but I definitely saw another one. It's way too cloudy, though :(

[Double_0_Rusty]

I fell asleep damn it

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Last night was a huge disappointment

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^^^ Yes it was. I went out and the clouds had rolled in and I could barely see anything. Well time to wait for the December shower. Later, QD.

[DB4LYFE ™]

i got hit by a meteorite this murnin!

~DB4LYFE

[S2KJD]

sweet!