Re: Meteor showers

Damien Broderick (damien@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au)
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 13:32:09 +0000

At 09:10 PM 11/16/98 -0500, Sasha wrote:

>In the next two nights, you will have a chance to observe the
>most intense meteor showers in 32 years!

< In Asia and Australia, viewers should get outside, away from city lights and

                  trees, between 3 and 6 a.m. on November 18. People in
this part of the
                  world will be able to see the peak of the meteor shower. 

                  Everywhere else, the show will peak during daylight hours. >

Ah! I *knew* I was living in the right place!

Now all we need to worry about are those damned Triffids escaping after we've gone blind.

Damien Broderick