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The 2006 Leonid Meteor Shower: A Viewer's Guide .......if you can be in a place without too much ambient light, this should be spectacular!

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they are supposed to be the best at the first of december aren't they?
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I saw three meteors earlier this evening, quite spectacular.
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i always take a lawn chair and watch the persieds all night towards the end of august....would wake up my son to come and watch, he'd be amazed!
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Here's a page from "The Register":

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/16/sat_leonid/

"The shower should be visible in Europe, Africa, parts of the North America (north-

eastern parts), and Brazil.".

I bet it's raining. Four in the morning to you, Squire...
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i will take your word for it tonight bill. it is thirty eight degrees here and noway this fish is going outside ....brrrrrrrrr
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They're back again, if anyone has a clear sky tonight.
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spot;1358005 wrote: They're back again, if anyone has a clear sky tonight.


oh thanks spot, I hope our rain holds off.
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