Strong Meteor Shower Peaks Tuesday

[BrklynLiberal]

more info and pictures at site

http://tinyurl.com/yztg59u

(Nov. 16) -- One of the best annual meteor showers will peak in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday, and for some skywatchers the show could be quite impressive.
The best seats are in Asia, but North American observers should be treated to an above average performance of the Leonid meteor shower, weather permitting. The trick for all observers is to head outside in the wee hours of the morning – between 1 a.m. and dawn – regardless where you live.
The Leonids put on a solid show every year, if skies are clear and moonlight does not interfere. This year the moon is near its new phase, and not a factor. For anyone in the Northern Hemisphere with dark skies, away from urban and suburban lighting, the show should be worth getting up early to see.
"We're predicting 20 to 30 meteors per hour over the Americas, and as many as 200 to 300 per hour over Asia," said Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. Other astronomers who work in the nascent field of meteor shower prediction have put out similar forecasts.
Urban dwellers and suburbanites will see far fewer, as the fainter meteors will be drowned out by local lights.
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[NRaleighLiberal]

1. Just spent an hour looking - very clear night, in Raleigh, no light pollution.

There is a bit of a haze forming, but lots of stars visible - saw 5 meteors in an hour (midnight to 1 AM), a few quite bright - not worth staying up later (nothing like the big one in 2000!). Still...I suspect it will improve between now and dawn.

[era veteran]

2. Thanks, I forgot

Just got off work and very clear in Lexington, going out soon.

[lamp_shade]

3. Tampa, FL 4:15 am... I just saw one.

[Ganja Ninja]

4. I leave my house at about that time.

I saw 2 on the drive in to work.

[pleah]

5. I didn't get to see it, cloud cover.

:-(

[quispquake]

6. We were out there at 5 AM...

Saw six within a 20 minute period...pretty dang cool (beautiful CLEAR skies this morning up here in Maine!!!)