Leonid Meteor Shower
 

"The first stream crossing on Nov. 17th comes around 0900 UT (4 a.m. EST, 1 a.m. PST). The debris is a diffuse mix of particles from several old streams that should produce a gentle display of two to three dozen meteors per hour over North America. Dark skies are recommended for full effect."

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...eonids2009.htm


who's planning to watch?

I think theres a event on facebook about this

yup. how far u thikn i would have to travel outside vancouver to see it? any of u guys got a good recommended spot?

i was hoping someone would suggest several sites to watch it :)

I'd assume there's many...

Any suggestions on places to watch?

+1, interested

+1 for spots

I have one in mind, but what is the "Prime Time" to view it?

RS star watching meet? LOL

On the way to Pitt Lake is a good place to watch. The surrounding mountains block the light pollution without being in too tight to block the sky.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...ower-2009.html

Ehh nm this shower coincides with the same day l4d2 is released. I'll be playing that.

Where abouts near Pitt Lake and any other spots that are closer for a good viewing? haha

Noob question: "peaking sometime between 21:34 and 21:44 UT," what time does that translate to for us here in Vancouver; PST?

Looks like it's going to be a rainy November 17th, would that effect the viewing? Would rain make it better or easier to see or vice-versa?

Where Rennie Rd. curves right:

http://www2.moltenimage.com/photos/revscene/meteors.jpg

Not really. Problem with most places closer to town is the ambient light - if you can't see stars, you won't see meteors.

Subtract 8 hours from Universal Time (aka GMT)... that would put the peak shower about 13:34-13:44... or 1:30pm.

Uhhh... :facepalm:

No, rain won't affect viewing at all. CLOUDS, on the other hand...

Anyone from the lower mainland should go to Burnaby Mountain, really dark up there and above city lights.

"Above" really doesn't help that much... plus half the sky is still blocked.

Although rain won't affect viewing, it will make things less comfortable being in the rain to see it or stuck behind a window in which the rain will then block the view.

:haha::haha::haha:

so if it rains / is cloudy on monday night, we should abandon all hope and screw the shower?

is there a place near or at cypress?

Yup. Unless there's somewhere you can drive to that's clear of cloud cover, but from the look of the weather forecast, you'd have to start driving today.

The viewpoint isn't bad if most of the action is to the south, but there's still a lot of light pollution. You'd need to get around to the north side to get clear of that.

We went to Whytecliff park by Horseshoe Bay once to see a comet, not too much light pollution there, but the mountains/islands are in so tight, it really
blocks a lot of the view.

Weather is pretty bad tonight....are there any places worth it to try viewing?

http://www2.moltenimage.com/photos/r...isible_100.jpg

Looks like most of the Pacific Northwest is socked in... sorry.

fuck the rain and the clouds.

Damn.. Was looking forward to watching it too. Fuck you shitty weather
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fck clouds are really homo