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[AZ-Observing] Re: Leonid Peak
- From: BillFerris@xxxxxxx
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 22:00:19 EST
Stan Gorodenski wrote:
I was led to believe from reading skypud.com that the Leonids were
expected to peak Wednesday morning, but it appears there is some
speculation that it might be Friday. Does anyone have more information
on the expected peak?
Experts predict the 2004 Leonids will feature two peaks on the night of
November 18-19. The first comes when Earth will pass near the meteor stream of
the year 1333 on 19 November at about 06:40 UT (18 November, 11:40 pm MST).
This
favors observers along the east coast of South America. Earth is predicted
to pass through the stream of 1733 at about 21:50 UT (2:50 pm MST) on the
19th, a peak which would favor observers in Asia.
For those of us located outside the favored regions for the above-mentioned
events, the best time to go out and look for Leonid meteors will be during
the historical peak just before sunrise on the morning of November 17.
Bill in Flagstaff
_www.cosmic-voyage.net_ (http://www.cosmic-voyage.net)
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