11/9    Meteor shower on Nov 18 and 19:
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        \_ Get out your tinfoil!
        \_ viewing suggestions?  Obviously... get away from city
           lights.  Anything else?
           \_ http://www.space.com/spacewatch/leonids_tips_021107-1.html
        \_ problem is it coincides with a full moon, which will overpower
           many of the smaller meteor streaks.  Aside from that, this year is
           supposed to be better than last.
           \_ I saw about 3 last year over 2 hours of waiting.  Blah.
              \_ At its peak I saw 300 over 3 minutes of waiting.  -pld
              \_ Are you sure you're thinking of the Leonids?! Last year
                 was the best year I've ever seen and I look every year.
                 Many times I saw more than 3 *at one time*. --dim
                 \_ yes. it was lame.
                    \_ Where were you?  Indoors?  It helps to be outside
                       when viewing a meteor shower. -geordan
                       \_ Outdoors on the back porch during what the TV said
                          was peak hours on a hillside.  I WUZ ROBBED!
                          \_ Which direction were you looking?
                             \_ I don't recall now but it was whatever the TV
                                said.  I tried the other side of the house and
                                it didn't help so I went to bed.
                    \_ I was in castro valley during the leonids last year
                       with all the city lights in a slightly hazy sky, and
                       I was able to catch about 2-3 per minute.  Are you
                       sure you were out during the peak hours?     -mice
        \_ we went out into the central valley farmland, and got great viewing
           of last year's leonids. part of teh PRoblem is teh peak meteor
           storm came like an hour late.