Universe Today - November 14, 2001
A note from Fraser... Another Reminder - Leonids, November 18
I don't want to seem like a nag, but I really want to make sure you've set some time aside this weekend to enjoy the Leonid meteor storm (not shower, storm!). If it goes as well as many astronomers are predicting, you could see thousands of meteors showering down every hour.
So, dress warmly, bring hot drinks and find a dark-sky site away from light pollution, lie on your back and enjoy the show. The best time to see the meteors will be early Sunday morning, but there should still be lots Saturday night and even Sunday night.
If it's cloudy, then you can see what Klipsi aka Olivier Staiger is reporting on the web from Thailand; he flew in from Geneva a few days ago, check his daily report and travel impressions. You can also try drawing or rendering your own 3D meteors and send it to the Virtual leonids gallery. Finally, here's some more information on the storm from NASA.
Fraser Cain, Publisher - Universe Today
 NASA |
Leonids Could be Best in Decades
One of the best meteor showers in recent memory is due to strike the Earth on November 18, 2001. The Leonid meteor shower takes place every November when the Earth passes through the dust trail left from Comet Tempel-Tuttle. This year should be spectacular because the comet made a visit to the sun in 1998, and left a high concentration of particles. Experts are predicting as many as 100 meteors per minute will be visible at the height of the storm.
Original Source:
NASA Science News
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 NASA |
Braking Odyssey Snaps Another Photo
The Mars Odyssey took another photograph of Mars last week as it continued its aerobraking maneuvers. This black-and-white photograph of Mars' north pole was taken when the spacecraft was approximately 22,000 kilometres above the planet, looking down, and the image spans a length of 6,500 kilometres. The image is a little hazy because of an ongoing dust storm.
Original Source:
NASA/JPL News Release
Other Coverage: CNN Space - Cosmiverse - SPACE.com - Spaceflight Now Similar Stories: Mars Odyssey Related Sites: Mars Related Books: Mars |
 Syracuse University |
Sean O’Keefe May Replace Goldin to Head NASA
Industry experts believe that George W. Bush is set to nominate Sean O’Keefe, deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget to replace Daniel Goldin as NASA Administrator. O'Keefe, considered a budget and technology expert, has been a member of the group examining the cost overruns of the International Space Station. A formal announcement from the Whitehouse is expected shortly. |