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Related: About this forumMeteor Shower!
Daughter in southern, rural P.G. County saw 14 in last 20 minutes!!!
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Meteor Shower! (Original Post)
elleng
Dec 2012
OP
I am heading out to a dark side road near Falls Lake...will report back! I saw one an hour ago
NRaleighLiberal
Dec 2012
#1
I am back...pretty cool (though not nearly as good as the 1999 Leonids!).
NRaleighLiberal
Dec 2012
#3
NRaleighLiberal
(60,013 posts)1. I am heading out to a dark side road near Falls Lake...will report back! I saw one an hour ago
just taking the dogs out front to do their thing. Looked up for just a minute and saw a bright one with a long track.
more info here - http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021971584
elleng
(130,861 posts)2. Thanks! Daughter loves the post,
which I e.mailed to her.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,013 posts)3. I am back...pretty cool (though not nearly as good as the 1999 Leonids!).
Gemini is nearly overhead, so there is a big sky to try to watch. I saw between 1-2 per minute - hourly rate 60-120 per hour, a few of them quite bright with long trails. But I am pretty tired, so didn't spend too much time out there (cold too!)
elleng
(130,861 posts)4. Yes, cold here too.
Daughter continued to watch, but as I'm in a suburb, with too much light and no clear views of big sky, I didn't see any. You did well!