The cosmos is preparing my birthday present
The Leonid meteor shower always falls on my birthday, give or take a day. I hope the weather is nice for it this year. A few years ago -- I think 2000 -- they were predicting it to be extra special, but we had a heavy fog and I think I saw *one* meteor.
This article predicts: A brief surge of activity is expected begin around 11:45 p.m. ET ( Read more... )
This article predicts: A brief surge of activity is expected begin around 11:45 p.m. ET ( Read more... )
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Unfortunately for viewer's on the U.S. West Coast, the peak occurs before Leo rises. Outside of the expected peak, the best time to watch for Leonids is in the pre-dawn hours, when the constellation Leo is high in the sky.
Also unfortunately for viewers on the North of the U.S. West Coast, we were expecting (and got) "peak" rainfalls. So living out in the boones with no light-pollution gets us a stunning view of... clouds.
Summertime meteor-showers are spectacular, though.
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