Meteor shower tonight, who's watching?

[xx44]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20187088?GT1=10252

I saw the leonid shower which was awesome. Im in Delray at the moment so I will be watching from the beach which should be close to ideal. They say it will peak around 2 am, I wont make it that late, so I hope 11 pm is still good.

[edfurlong]

I was excited about it, but it's all cloudy here. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[GeraldGiraffe]

I saw some of it before, gonna head out again at about 2am and see if it gets better.

It was worth seeing though.

[guids]

Is it that hard to see if you are in the city?

[xx44]

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Is it that hard to see if you are in the city?

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Yes, just think how hard it is even to see stars.

[BrookTrout]

Get a vantage that gives you a clear view of the east sky - unless you're stuck inside a major metropolis, you should still be able to see a streak or two every minute. Outside of major cities, expect 30-45 a minute at peaks, countryside 55-60.

[MicroBob]

it's really cloudy here. sucks. hoping it clears up.

[KOTLP]

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Outside of major cities, expect 30-45 a minute at peaks, countryside 55-60.

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This has gotta be wrong, more like a few a minute, right?

[Klompy]

I just logged on on and read this thread, went outside and now within 5 min I've scene about a dozen. Open sky/no lights/wireless where I'm at right now ftw.

[miajag]

I'm at home in the city tonight, so not much chance of seeing anything due to light pollution, but Friday night as I was leaving my friend's place out in the boonies at like 3am we saw a bunch.