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Old 15-11-2006, 07:24 AM
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Leonids 2006

Seems the Leonids best show is predicted to be in Europe this year at 04:45 UT on the 19th Nov, as the earth passes through a steam of dusty debris left behind by comet Temple-Tuttle in its 1932 sweep past our little blue-green ball of life.
This wonderful Astro site from bonnie Scotland is a weath of information:
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/...s/leonids.html

However, dispite us missing out on the predicted peak from this cloud of debris, I am sure it will still be worth having a look at on Sat, Sun & Mon mornings this weekend.
With the shower listed as happening between the 13th & 20th Nov, I wonder have any of you identified any Leonids yet
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