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Cluster F	posted on 11-17-2001 @ 4:58 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00	For everyone who doesnt sleep, there will be a meteor shower tonight at 5am. Scientists say that there will not be another one of this magnitude until 2099. Plus, North America is directly under where the meteor shower will happen, according to scientists. I for one will stay up and watch it. I included the artice that has specific information about what will happen tonight. Leonids Meteor Shower to Light Sky By JOSEPH B. VERRENGIA, AP Science Writer Brew some coffee. Unpack the lawn chairs. Astronomers predict this year's Leonids meteor display, expected to appear before dawn Sunday, will be a dazzler worth missing a little sleep. ``It's now or never,'' said Robert Naeye of the Astronomy Society of the Pacific. ``Astronomers don't think we'll see another storm like this one until the year 2099. We will probably never see a better meteor shower in our lifetimes.'' Every year scientists fly to places like the Gobi Desert or Canary Islands to watch the heavens rain fire for a few minutes in November. This year, Earth's alignment suggests that North America will be squarely beneath some of the most vigorous shooting stars. Pacific Islands and the Far East may see natural fireworks, too. The most optimistic celestial forecasts call for a steady storm of 4,000 meteors per hour, or about 70 per minute around 5 a.m. EST Sunday. With clear skies, luck and the bonus of a nearly moonless night, people in some locations could see twice that. The Leonids are dust particles shed by Comet Tempel-Tuttle. Like a truck barreling down a dirt road, the comet trails a cloud of dust as it orbits the sun once every 33 years. The meteors are called Leonids because they appear to radiate from the constellation Leo, the Lion. A really big meteor is equal to a grain of rice. Earth usually crosses a thin section of the Leonids trail; perhaps 10 meteors per hour streak across the night sky. When the comet sweeps close to the sun, the sun's heat causes it to shed more debris like a truck hitting a mud puddle. Earth gets splattered when it plows though the thick wake. It occurs every November for a few years until the particles dissipate. In 1966, observers couldn't count the shooting stars fast enough. Estimates ranged as high as 150,000 per hour. Comet Tempel-Tuttle most recently passed close to the sun in February 1998, and since then, in the words of forecaster Joe Rao, the Leonids have ``gone berserk.'' While meteor displays thrill amateur stargazers, they also hold scientific promise. Comets are hurtling balls of ice and debris left over from the birth of the solar system more than 4 billion years ago. The particles contain basic elements like iron, as well as carbon-based molecules. Some scientists believe this is how Earth was seeded with organic compounds. ``The chemical precursors to life - found in comet dust - may well have survived a plunge into early Earth's atmosphere,'' said NASA (news - web sites) scientist Peter Jenniskens, who directs airborne surveys of the Leonids. Earthbound viewers are safe during a meteor shower because the tiny particles tend to burn miles from Earth. In fact, the visible meteor actually is the streak of light caused by the particle, or meteoroid, that is generating friction against the atmosphere. But in space, the tiniest debris behaves like a speeding bullet. Satellite operators are turning their orbiting equipment edge-on into the storm so delicate sensors and solar energy arrays will not be crippled by the barrage. Predicting the Leonids' vigor has become an annual competition. Previously educated guesswork meteor predictions are now the products of sophisticated computer models, enabling scientists to nail the storm peaks within a few minutes. This year, the Earth will pass through multiple debris trails shed by the comet as long ago as 1699. ``The comet is almost 4 years behind us now,'' said Rao, who handicaps the Leonids for Sky & Telescope magazine and the American Museum of Natural History in New York. ``The predictions are all over the place.'' Tom Van Flandern of Meta Research in Chevy Chase, Md., a non-profit astronomy group, predicts ``no fewer than five streams will pass close to the Earth, so that weak (meteor) storms may persist for several hours before the predicted strong one arrives.'' How strong? Jenniskens is the most optimistic forecaster. He predicts the Leonids will peak at 4,200 per hour at 5:09 a.m. Sunday over the East Coast, 2:09 a.m. over the West Coast. Others predict a peak of 1,300 to 2,000 per hour. Predictions elsewhere vary as widely. One group expects a bigger storm eight hours later over the Far East; William Cooke of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center predicts no more than 800 meteors per hour over the Far East. With so much uncertainty, most U.S. meteor chasers have decided to stay home this year. Circumstances following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have affected some plans; airspace restrictions probably will ground Jenniskens' airborne mission. Naeye is joining an astronomers gathering at the Kitt Peak observatory in southern Arizona, where the skies should be dark and the weather dry. ``The U.S. will get a pretty good show,'' Naeye said. ``Everything is lining up just right.'' AIM: GMoneyBagz Crack Committee - Baseball Objectives Completed :) Fan of the Giants and the Rangers. Hater of the rest of the NFC East and the Devils.

Sephiroth	posted on 11-17-2001 @ 5:18 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00	I bet you OAS will live to see the next one. Vengence be thy name. Death be thy Chore. Move swiftly, Move silently and cede thy Wrath. AIM \| E-MAIL \| CHAT KILLER JAPANESE SEIZURE ROBOTS

rageparty 123...Not so bare anymore since I got a number underneath my name again I also have an imaginary girlfriend.	posted on 11-17-2001 @ 5:32 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01	Nice I'll try to stay up and watch it. Hopefully it turns out to be worth it. USA Email Me Here

Fez The sky is blue	posted on 11-17-2001 @ 5:36 PM
O&A Board Veteran Registered: Oct. 00	But in the future, we'll live forever, so its ok. FezÂ® blah blah blah Â©2001 blah blah blah. Fezâ„¢ blah blah Email me at [email protected]

Fez The sky is blue	posted on 11-17-2001 @ 5:36 PM
O&A Board Veteran Registered: Oct. 00	And in the future, there won't be double posts This message was edited by Fez on 11-17-01 @ 5:39 PM

NASA	posted on 11-17-2001 @ 5:42 PM
Psychopath Registered: Sep. 01	Hopefully city lights won't reen it. If you do plan on taking out lawnchairs, bring a blanky, it will be cold. GodBlessAmerica.

imapervert I want my two dollars!	posted on 11-17-2001 @ 6:06 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01	Wouldn't 5am be considered tommorow morning?

Buttmunch USA Autoban Head Slap... Swim Move...	posted on 11-17-2001 @ 6:25 PM
O&A Board Veteran Registered: Oct. 00	quote: And in the future, there won't be double posts Post whore! Remember, Moderators can delete posts.

barch97 BBTB The barch gots lots a dick Theoretically, if I were to smack you in the face with my penis, it would leave a bruise in the shape of a mushroom. I kind of enjoy my anonymity on the board WOW Forum Ambassador	posted on 11-17-2001 @ 7:48 PM
O&A Board Veteran Registered: Jul. 00	quote: the likes which we will never see again in our lifetimes assuming you die before Monday morning... Long Live the "Syndication Underground"

Fez The sky is blue	posted on 11-17-2001 @ 7:54 PM
O&A Board Veteran Registered: Oct. 00	quote: Remember, Moderators can delete posts. Pfft...poppycock. FezÂ® blah blah blah Â©2001 blah blah blah. Fezâ„¢ blah blah Email me at [email protected]

Opie's Sack Lunch	posted on 11-18-2001 @ 4:52 AM
Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01	Good show. I saw a really good one that scared the crap out of me, it gave off such a huge flash of light and left behind a really big puff of smoke. I wish I was high right now. quote: " Tonight I 'm gonna check out the stars, You ever check out the stars....on weeed"

WhackBagKid TALK TO ME, GOMEZ. HE WHO IS #1.	posted on 11-18-2001 @ 5:18 AM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Sep. 00	ive been watching since 445, these things scare the shit out of me, im just staring at the sky all of a sudden three huge streaks fly across the sky, it really freaked me out but this was the first time i can recall being able to actually witness meteors at all, usually its too cloudy or something like that White Hoochies, Always Good

The Sleeper Being a Minor is a Threat to my Social Life PoseUr i ahve 2 threads at teh top, i feel like maynard	posted on 11-18-2001 @ 5:18 AM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00	Damn the city and its super-low visibility. Saw some shooting stars, looked like mini-fireworks, nothing special. Not like I wouldnt of been up at this time anyway... "Ya know, Repossessing things is the hardest part of my job."

darthziggy Isles fan for life	posted on 11-18-2001 @ 5:49 AM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 00	That was some cool stuff. I will admit that I wasn't out there for too long, maybe a half an hour, but hey, I'm in New Hampshire, and it's friggin cold up here! The sky was perfectly clear, lots of people outside too, checking the meteors out. As for me though, I have to be up in a few hours, so now I'm going to bed. [email protected] I'm off to Franklin Pierce College in September. Go Ravens! LET'S GO ISLANDERS My Website

The Painter 1/2 a bottle of Jack Daniels... it's a cure-all	posted on 11-18-2001 @ 6:03 AM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Sep. 00	Good show. My wife and I were out there for acouple of hours watching. Went down to the beach in Centerport. Very little light pollution there. Some really nice blue-green flashes on some of them. Saw acouple of satellites too.

Buttmunch USA Autoban Head Slap... Swim Move...	posted on 11-18-2001 @ 6:08 AM
O&A Board Veteran Registered: Oct. 00	I must say that was some pretty cool shit. But, perhaps due to my location and my advanced age, this was not the meteor shower I looked for. I did pick up a nice piece of space rock though. Look for it on ebay! That is if my wound heals properly. Ouch!

IkeaBoy P.L.F. Portugese Liberation Front- Liberating Status' everywhere from the Tyranny of Portugal I will die a traitor's death	posted on 11-18-2001 @ 6:21 AM
O&A Board Veteran Registered: Sep. 00	I saw some of it. I think a bunch of us expected 'rapid fire' meteor trails but it wasn't so there. Sunday November 18- CBS: Max BIckford, In Love and War...NBC: Link, L&O: CI, UC...FOX: 7:30- King of the Hill, Simpsons, Malcolm, X-fils...ABC: 7-9: Facts of Life Reunion, Alias, Practice...UPN: Buffy S3, Practice S1,

Cranky Ass	posted on 11-18-2001 @ 9:45 AM
Psychopath Registered: Feb. 01	Maybe I was looking at the wrong end of the sky but I only saw 2 shooting stars. Oh well, i'll catch it again when i'm 124. ________________ Read Me On Foundry \| Listen To Me On RonFez.net Radio \| AIM Me \| E-Mail Me Support Firemen, Red Cross, United Way, Salvation Army, and everyone else helping restore peace. I like sports because I enjoy knowing that many of these macho atheletes have to vomit before a big game. Any guy who takes a job where you gotta puke first is my kind of guy.....Sties are caused by watching your dog shit.....We're all fucked. It helps to remember that.....If you love someone, set them free; if they come home, set them on fire.....Most people are not particularly good at anything.....Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music.....I never eat sushi. I have trouble eating things that are merely unconcious.....The only good thing to come out of religion was the music.....There ought to be at least one round state.....In comic strips the person on the left always speaks first.....Why can't there be more suffering?.....Where does the Dentist go when he leaves the room?.....I almost don't feel the way I do.....There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.....Fuck soccer moms.....Human beings are kind of interesting from birth until they reach the age of a year and a half. Then they are boring until they reach fifty. By that time they're either completely defeated and fucked up, which makes them interesting again, or they've learned how to beat the game, and that makes them interesting too.....The bigger they are, the worse they smell.....No one can ever know for sure what a deserted area looks like.....Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror.....There is now a Starbucks(c) in my pants.....Carlin is God..... ACK (Anthony Cumia) + 2.15 ... OPIE (Opie Hughes) - 0.30 ... FAG (Rick Delgado) + 5.15 ... EARL (Black Earl) - 10.15 ... TWTO (Sandy Cane) - 23.15 ... PRST (Pornstars Not Getting Naked) - 66.15 ... GOAT (Jim Bruer) + 29.15 ... MBOP (Andrew Dice Clay) - 14.15 ... MOHR (Jay Mohr) + 5.15 ... PEDO (Jim Norton) + 25.15 ... GARY (11 Yr Old Gary) + 39.15

Ken'sPen [Sarcasm] Doesn't Live Up To The Hype [/Sarcasm] I should have stayed OVER THERE	posted on 11-18-2001 @ 9:55 AM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01	I saw a meteor shower when I was a kid that was amazing. I was in the middle of nowhere, a hundred miles from a city of any size. The meteors were going off constantly, often two or three at once. It was amazing. That being said I am still glad I woke up for this.

CantHandleMyBooty	posted on 11-18-2001 @ 10:09 AM
Psychopath Registered: Mar. 01	I'm surprised i got up to see it, but it was very cool. The sky was so clear with all these streaks going across it. It was beautiful...but it was freezing out which probably explains why i have a cold now but it was worth it. [IMg]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAComSigPics/files/CantHandleMyBooty sig/shakira copy.jpg">

Flock of Moosen OA.com's Bodyguard Anger problem? What anger problem? I hate the fucking mud! USA	posted on 11-18-2001 @ 10:10 AM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01	I saw bits of it between 2:30 and 3 on our drive home from the city last night. All of a sudden I see this flash in the sky and I was like "What the fuck was that?" I had no clue there was supposed to be a meteor shower so my first thought was something just blew the fuck up. If I wasn't so tired I would have stayed up to watch the full thing. Sounds like I missed out on a hell of a show. "What are you speaking, German Brian?" "Brian, what the hell are you talking about?"

SweetAngel	posted on 11-18-2001 @ 10:19 AM
Psychopath Registered: May. 01	I watched from about 4:50 to 5:10. It was tooo cold out. The shooting stars were beautiful, but at first I couldn't tell if it was my imagination or wishful thinking or if I was really seeing them. It was amazing how clear it was and how many stars were out. Absolutely beautiful. *Graduated from the now-closed Brokenjaw school for newbies*

kindredbabe	posted on 11-18-2001 @ 10:27 AM
Psychopath Registered: Aug. 01	If you missed it this morning...it looks like you can try again tonight. quote: The Leonid meteor shower occurs from about 14 to 20 November as the Earth passes through an old debris stream left by past passages of the comet Temple-Tuttle. The maximum rate occurs within a day or so of November 17 and is usually less than 10 per hour. Some times are right for pushing the limits of our lives, and some times are right for finding the center of our lives.Right now, understandably, everyone wants to be reassured about what is really important, what resonates at the very core of who we are as human beings.

fbdlingfrg wow, my name looks odd without 5 lines of type below it in bold and purple and red G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Red Wings Captain Cecil JBA~Remove the Pick & Click NOW!	posted on 11-18-2001 @ 10:34 AM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00	it kicked ass...last night, it was me, my brother and my best friend hanging out waiting for the meteor shower.around 4:30 we go out and stare, dont see much, go inside.we keep going back in and out, seeing more as time went on.evenytually, to beat the cold, we grabbed 2 sleeping bags, put one on the ground, covered ourselves in the other, and sat there drinking our hot chocolate watching shooting stars and just joking around.great night GO BIG BLUE! This is the song that doesnâ€™t end, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, but theyâ€™ll continue singing it forever just because this is the song that doesnâ€™t end yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, but theyâ€™ll continue singing it forever just because this is the song that doesnâ€™t end yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, but theyâ€™ll continue singing it forever just because

NASA	posted on 11-18-2001 @ 11:24 AM
Psychopath Registered: Sep. 01	I couldn't get access to my building's roof at such early hour, but even with the walls blocking my view, the spectacle was still off the hook (yo). Not by the quantity of meteoroids, but by the quality of a few extra-bright ones. GodBlessAmerica.

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