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elleng

(130,825 posts) Fri Dec 14, 2012, 12:27 AM Dec 2012

Meteor Shower!

Daughter in southern, rural P.G. County saw 14 in last 20 minutes!!!

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Meteor Shower! (Original Post) elleng Dec 2012 OP

I am heading out to a dark side road near Falls Lake...will report back! I saw one an hour ago NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #1

Thanks! Daughter loves the post, elleng Dec 2012 #2

I am back...pretty cool (though not nearly as good as the 1999 Leonids!). NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #3

Yes, cold here too. elleng Dec 2012 #4

NRaleighLiberal

(60,013 posts)

1. I am heading out to a dark side road near Falls Lake...will report back! I saw one an hour ago

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 12:29 AM

Dec 2012

just taking the dogs out front to do their thing. Looked up for just a minute and saw a bright one with a long track.

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elleng

(130,825 posts)

2. Thanks! Daughter loves the post,

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 12:39 AM

Dec 2012

which I e.mailed to her.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,013 posts)

3. I am back...pretty cool (though not nearly as good as the 1999 Leonids!).

Reply to elleng (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 01:35 AM

Dec 2012

Gemini is nearly overhead, so there is a big sky to try to watch. I saw between 1-2 per minute - hourly rate 60-120 per hour, a few of them quite bright with long trails. But I am pretty tired, so didn't spend too much time out there (cold too!)

elleng

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4. Yes, cold here too.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 01:42 AM

Dec 2012

Daughter continued to watch, but as I'm in a suburb, with too much light and no clear views of big sky, I didn't see any. You did well!

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