ubejinxed Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/11/18/leonids.meteors/index.html One of the most celebrated meteor showers will peak early Tuesday over Europe and North America, sending hundreds or thousands of fireballs streaking through the atmosphere each hour. The annual meteor shower takes place every November when the Earth passes through a debris trail left by Comet Tempel-Tuttle, which sheds material as it swings near the sun every 33 years. The first cloud will spark a flurry of meteors that peaks over Europe around 4 a.m. GMT Tuesday (11 p.m. ET Monday), according to NASA. Unlike the 2001 show, the 2002 edition will feature an unwelcome guest, the full moon, which is expected to wash out many fainter meteors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pilau Hands Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Yeah I went out to see that last year. It was this cold then too, and I couldn't stay out for more than a half an hour. Maybe this year I'll have company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_As_In_Bot Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 You dont even have to wait where I live. The sky's quite active right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubejinxed Posted November 18, 2002 Author Share Posted November 18, 2002 yah i missed it last year because is was in the middle of the night on a sunday i think. 11pm is not too bad though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 I missed it last year. There's no way in hell I'm gonna miss it this year. Hopefully it won't be cloudy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 i fucking painted a really nice piece last year on meteor night.. damn that thing was hot to death what!! comin off like a prom dress.. hey UBEJINXED: did you ever solve your (manstayingstateside) problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubejinxed Posted November 18, 2002 Author Share Posted November 18, 2002 ^^ nope, still chillin with a non-existant person and still don't know what to do. it does have tax benefits i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeRoSoL JuNkiE Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 It's supposed to peak here around 5:30am, i might try to wake up that early but chances are i wont get up and just throw the alarm clock out of the window. I think i'll stick with midnight or 1am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 i really wanna see this, but that means I'd have to leave the city at 3:30am, get a nice spot by 4:00am, and lay back and watch for a couply of hours. I'm cool with that, but none of my friends are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 Rather shitty... I heard last year's was much better, I'm really pissed I didn't see that one. We rolled down to the beach like 50-deep, made a gigantic bonfire, did flips over it, and drank Miller High Life from like 12:30 AM to 6:00 AM. Saw plenty shooting stars, but very few meteors, and only one made me shit my pants. It was fucking large, and the blue streak stayed on for like 5 minutes. And the fucking news saying it was gonna be more of a meteor STORM than a shower, bleh. I certainly had fun, but I don't know if it was worth my sore neck. Beer, El Mamerro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest YinzerXpress Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 i went out to see that shit, and it was too hazy to see anything, i was fucking pissed, i waited til 5 am to see it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rip Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 Originally posted by ubejinxed http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/11/18/leonids.meteors/index.html One of the most celebrated meteor showers will peak early Tuesday over Europe and North America, sending hundreds or thousands of fireballs streaking through the atmosphere each hour. The annual meteor shower takes place every November when the Earth passes through a debris trail left by Comet Tempel-Tuttle, which sheds material as it swings near the sun every 33 years. The first cloud will spark a flurry of meteors that peaks over Europe around 4 a.m. GMT Tuesday (11 p.m. ET Monday), according to NASA. Unlike the 2001 show, the 2002 edition will feature an unwelcome guest, the full moon, which is expected to wash out many fainter meteors. i thought it was once every 54 years? and i was out all night last night till like 4 in the morning and i only saw 2. fucking cheap shit. i was cheated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mikro137 Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 i had nothing but rain here. so i was lucky to see the tops of 3 story buildings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 yeah, there were acouple that were fucking amazing.. but for the most part the moon ruined everything. stupid moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 Yeah... I found a cool spot to paint... it was nice and dark, no city lights.... so I chilled for a while after I was done and watched it was kinda cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footsoldier Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 Originally posted by El Mamerro Rather shitty... I heard last year's was much better, I'm really pissed I didn't see that one. We rolled down to the beach like 50-deep, made a gigantic bonfire, did flips over it, and drank Miller High Life from like 12:30 AM to 6:00 AM. Saw plenty shooting stars, but very few meteors, and only one made me shit my pants. It was fucking large, and the blue streak stayed on for like 5 minutes. And the fucking news saying it was gonna be more of a meteor STORM than a shower, bleh. I certainly had fun, but I don't know if it was worth my sore neck. Beer, El Mamerro this is rather shitty to you??? this sounds like a dream come true to me. too bad its rare that i even see a single star on any given night in this fuckin city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorkstaR Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 i was actually gonna get up to watch this. but a nice warm bed sounded a little more tempting than a drowsy walk outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Just Like Me Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 wowee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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