Posted by Sonya at 12-218-60-41.client.mchsi.com on November 15, 2002 at 20:28:42:
In Reply to: meteor showers, Kev's constellation, Leo the Lion posted by babka on November 15, 2002 at 18:36:43:
... the subject every night at our dinner table is "how do I hook the camcorder to the telescope and keep the weather from hurting both so I don't have to stay up all night and yet still see the meteor shower? (anyone have any ideas?)
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: The Leonids Showers: Last time until 2098 in this density
: Find a clear, dark place with a view of as much of the sky as possible.
: Don't stare at any one place but keep your eyes moving all over the sky.
: Begin your watch by 11 p.m. and carry on until the first light of dawn. The
: meteors will be radiating from the Sickle of Leo (the above chart is good
: for 12 to 2 a.m.) which will be rising out of the east-northeast sky. Keep
: alert for any brilliant fireballs or bolides (exploding meteors). Optical
: aid is not necessary for observing the Leonid shower, but a pair of
: binoculars sometimes comes in handy. Some Leonid trains remain visible for
: several minutes or more. If you follow a train in binoculars, time how long
: it remains visible and note any changes you see in its shape.
: Once again . . . no one can say for sure how these ultrafast meteors will
: perform though there seems to be a good chance that should the weather
: cooperate on the night of November 18-19, most Western Hemisphere observers
: quite possibly may see more meteors than on any previous occasion in their
: lives.
: (is there any connection between this and the major ice-cream binge I have
: been on since returning to earth following J.G.?)