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11-13-2009, 02:47 PM
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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?
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11-13-2009, 02:59 PM
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I think theres a event on facebook about this
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11-13-2009, 05:36 PM
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yup. how far u thikn i would have to travel outside vancouver to see it? any of u guys got a good recommended spot?
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11-13-2009, 08:18 PM
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i was hoping someone would suggest several sites to watch it 
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11-13-2009, 09:31 PM
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I'd assume there's many...
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11-14-2009, 01:28 PM
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Any suggestions on places to watch?
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11-14-2009, 01:42 PM
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+1, interested
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11-14-2009, 07:27 PM
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+1 for spots
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11-14-2009, 07:54 PM
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I have one in mind, but what is the "Prime Time" to view it?
RS star watching meet? LOL
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11-14-2009, 08:00 PM
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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
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The timing: "We predict a sub-storm level outburst on Nov. 17, 2009, peaking sometime between 21:34 and 21:44 UT," Cooke said. That favors observers in Asia, although Cooke won't rule out a nice show over North America when darkness falls hours after the peak. "I hope so," he said. "It's a long way to Mongolia."
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11-14-2009, 08:06 PM
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Ehh nm this shower coincides with the same day l4d2 is released. I'll be playing that.
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11-14-2009, 10:12 PM
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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?
Last edited by JulyZerg; 11-14-2009 at 10:21 PM.
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11-14-2009, 10:34 PM
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Where abouts near Pitt Lake
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Where Rennie Rd. curves right:
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and any other spots that are closer for a good viewing? haha
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Not really. Problem with most places closer to town is the ambient light - if you can't see stars, you won't see meteors.
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Noob question: "peaking sometime between 21:34 and 21:44 UT," what time does that translate to for us here in Vancouver; PST?
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Subtract 8 hours from Universal Time (aka GMT)... that would put the peak shower about 13:34-13:44... or 1:30pm.
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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?
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Uhhh... 
No, rain won't affect viewing at all. CLOUDS, on the other hand...
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11-14-2009, 10:41 PM
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Anyone from the lower mainland should go to Burnaby Mountain, really dark up there and above city lights.
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11-14-2009, 10:55 PM
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"Above" really doesn't help that much... plus half the sky is still blocked.
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11-14-2009, 11:11 PM
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No, rain won't affect viewing at all. CLOUDS, on the other hand...
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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.
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11-14-2009, 11:17 PM
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Ehh nm this shower coincides with the same day l4d2 is released. I'll be playing that.
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11-15-2009, 12:37 AM
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so if it rains / is cloudy on monday night, we should abandon all hope and screw the shower?
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11-15-2009, 11:30 AM
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is there a place near or at cypress?
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11-15-2009, 01:39 PM
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so if it rains / is cloudy on monday night, we should abandon all hope and screw the shower?
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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.
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is there a place near or at cypress?
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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.
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11-16-2009, 05:17 PM
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Weather is pretty bad tonight....are there any places worth it to try viewing?
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11-16-2009, 05:39 PM
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Looks like most of the Pacific Northwest is socked in... sorry.
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11-16-2009, 10:04 PM
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fuck the rain and the clouds.
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11-16-2009, 10:42 PM
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Damn.. Was looking forward to watching it too. Fuck you shitty weather
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11-16-2009, 10:48 PM
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fck clouds are really homo
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