Monday, November 16, 2009

You can call me at 4:30 AM

I'll be awake!
My broker, Bill McGregor, just informed me that a meteor shower will be going on EARLY tomorrow morning. He has a group going to his place out in the country (armed with blankets and hot chocolate) to watch it. And I can't remember if I invited myself or if he asked, but I WAS more than excited to go. Even Mr. Richardson is excited to go.
I love a good light show!!!!

Want the deets????

The Leonid meteor shower is a barrage of shooting stars that appears every year on or about Nov. 17.
In 2009 the Leonids are in fact best viewed on Nov. 17.
The meteor shower is produced when the Earth passes close to the debris trail of a passing comet, and tiny particles of dusty debris burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
In an average Leonid meteor shower, one might expect to see about 15 to 20 meteors per hour. In peak years, like 1966 and 1999, observers have documented seeing anywhere from 5,000 to 150,000 meteors per hour.
Experts predict intense Leonid activity in 2009.

"On Nov. 17, 2009, we expect the Leonids to produce upwards of 500 meteors per hour," said Bill Cooke of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. "That's a very strong display."

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