(SNES) Two meteor storms? (was Re: Leonid meteors on 18/19 Nov (Mon night/Tue morning))

["Lew Gramer \(E-mail 3\)" <dedalus@alum.mit.edu>]

Paul Valleli writes:
>Based on past Leonid showers, I'll take 1 AM to Nautical Twilight.
>Last year, a few earth grazers showed up after midnight and then
>there was a sub-peak at 4AM to 5PM and a second one that continued
>beyond sunrise according to western observers. Paul V.

Sounds like a reasonable plan, Paul. One thing to remember though:

Keep in mind that last year, there were also two storm peaks which
were predicted. However, in 2001, the FIRST peak occurred over the
Americas, while the second peak blessed the skies in Eastern ASIA.

This year is quite a different case: the FIRST predicted storm will
be seen over the Middle East, Europe and the Atlantic islands! And
the second predicted storm (the one most Americans pin their hopes
on), then takes the stage about six or seven hours later...

So again, the consensus prediction this year is for a storm around
11pm Local Boston time Monday, and then a second storm around 5:30
Local Boston time on Tuesday morning... Each of these may last any
where from 30 minutes to 2 hours - predictions vary about that.

So place your lawn chairs & take your bets! But personally, I hope
to get under as clear a sky as I can find, from 10pm to sunrise...

Clear skies all,
Lew
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