A late response, but I haven't seen any others so far. I'm in a rural part of
Oregon, about 10 miles out of town and on top of a hill so have a really great
view, and yes, on a clear day we CAN see the Milky Way. I'm originally from the
bright lights and smog of southern California, so never bothered even looking up
much except for lunar eclipses. Now seeing a "real" sky is a wonderful treat -
so THAT'S what they've been talking about.... Naturally the fog moved in just a
few hours before the Leonid shower :-(
JD Cook
MONICA FORBES wrote:
> Sorry you missed the show, Barry. Here in Greenbelt, Maryland, I saw about
> 50 meteors in 20 minutes, just after 5:00. Then I got cold & tired and
> went back to bed! I stayed out just long enough to see one really bright
> one, along with a bunch of "regular" but still lovely meteors. We have
> some light pollution here, but there is a ballfield where you can get a
> good view of the sky.
> Does anyone live in a place where you can still see the Milky Way?
> Monica Forbes
>
> On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Haworth, Barry wrote:
>
> > Did anybody see this? I woke up at four this morning, but the Sydney skies
> > were dominated by a completely different type of shower.
> >
> > Barry Haworth.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dennis Fischer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Friday, 16 November 2001 9:01 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Keep Watching the Skies
> >
> > Weekend Leonids meteor shower probably best 'in our
> > lifetimes,' astronomers say
> >
> > By JOSEPH B. VERRENGIA
> >
> > Brew some coffee. Unpack the lawn chairs.
> > Astronomers predict this year's Leonids meteor
> > display, expected to appear before dawn Sunday, will
> > be a dazzler worth missing a little sleep.
> > "It's now or never," said Robert Naeye of the
> > Astronomy Society of the Pacific. "Astronomers don't
> > think we'll see another storm like this one until the
> > year 2099. We will probably never see a better meteor
> > shower in our lifetimes."
> >
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