[LargeFormat] Tempel-Tuttle Comet - Shooting Stars Tonight!

[mark blackman]

I wish you all luck. Here in London one needs completely clear skys to see
anything, with so much light polution there really is no chance of doing
anything.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Clive Warren" <Clive.Warren@megacycle.co.uk>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 2:50 PM
Subject: [LargeFormat] Tempel-Tuttle Comet - Shooting Stars Tonight!


> Dear All,
>
> Tonight (at least in the UK) will be the best display of shooting stars
> unlikely to be rivalled for over a century. The Earth crosses the the
> comet's debris trail this evening and if we have clear weather there will
> be over 1000 meteors per hour visible. This is a once in a lifetime
> opportunity to see a superb light show. The fireworks will come from the
> Leonids which rise in the east and will start at around 11pm, finishing at
> around 5pm and will be at its peak at 4am.
>
> Look North or South, away from the moon, 90 degrees from the meteor's
> eastern origin.
>
> Now is the time to dig out that Aero Ektar and wait for the biggest
display
> since 1966. The shooting stars will be visible even through the
> streetlights and light from the moon.
>
> Check out the weather at http://www.f32.net/Services/weather.html
>
> Good luck tonight!
>
> Cheers,
>              Clive
>
>
>
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