Universe Today - November 19, 2001
A note from Fraser... Great Meteor Storm!
I'm hoping you all took my advice and went out to watch the meteor storm over the weekend, because it was great. We had clear weather here in Vancouver (amazingly), so the sky was perfect for watching meteors. I was out for about an hour and stopped counting after I saw a few hundred. The meteors all passed above from East to West and many were very bright. I just wish I spent the night somewhere darker, as the city lights were overpowering.
If you did get a chance to see the storm, let me know how it went for you. I know the people in Australia saw a pretty incredible show, many times better than North America. And if you took any photos, send them in. I'll publish a page about people's experiences in a couple of days. If you missed the storm, because of poor weather or just forget to watch them, I'm hoping everyone else's stories will help you experience what you missed.
Fraser Cain, Publisher - Universe Today
 NASA |
Leonids Put on a Spectacular Show
It was one of the most anticipated meteor showers in recent years, and to the delight of skywatchers around the world, the Leonid Meteor Storm of 2001 was a night to remember. Viewers in North America saw up to 2,600 meteors an hour during perfect viewing conditions, making it the best storm since 1966 (when skywatchers saw more than 150,000 meteors an hour). Even though the peak of the storm is over, you can expect to continue seeing Leonid meteors until November 21st, when the Earth leaves the dust clouds left by Comet Tempel-Tuttle.
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NASA Meteor Gallery
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Genesis Arrives at Observing Point
NASA's Genesis spacecraft reached the Earth's L1 Lagrange point on Friday; its final position located 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth. At the end of November, Genesis will open up its collector array and begin to monitor the Sun's solar wind and collect samples. In September 2004, Genesis will return to Earth and release a capsule containing the samples so they can be studied by scientists on the ground.
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NASA/JPL News Release
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