Friday, November 17, 2006

Leonid Meteor

Make your wish this weekend when a Leonid meteor shower lights up the sky.

The annual Leonid meteor shower could produce a strong outburst this weekend for residents of the North America and Western Europe. A brief surge of activity is expected begin around 11:45 p.m. ET Saturday, Nov. 18. In Europe, that corresponds to early Sunday morning, Nov. 19 at 4:45 GMT. The outburst could last up to two hours. At the peak, people in these favorable locations could see up to 150 shooting stars per hour, or more than two per minute.

Reference: Leonid Meteor Shower 17Nov06

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I read the news too! I'm going to stay late and check out the meteor shower.

Hyacinthus said...

Really? Then wait your update and show us how great it is then :)