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["Stanley A. Gorodenski" <stan_gorodenski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks. I had not planned on being on the east coast of Africa or Asia 
this week and so I will observe after midnight tonight. BTW, it is very 
clear of clouds, and nice and cool at this moment in the Prescott area.
Stan

BillFerris@xxxxxxx wrote:

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>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?
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>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 
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>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. 
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>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.
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>Bill in Flagstaff
>_www.cosmic-voyage.net_ (http://www.cosmic-voyage.net) 
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