This weekend there is a chance to observe a pretty exciting meteor shower known as the Alpha Monocerotids. This minor shower started November 15th and will continue to be active until November 25th. The peak of the activity for the Alpha Monocerotids is expected to occur on November 21, 2009 at approximately 15:00 Universal Time. [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2009’
Leonids Meteor Shower Peak Today
Hello Meteor Gazers, Good news and bad news. The Leonids Meteor Shower peaked today, November 17th at 15:10 Universal Time. That’s the bad news or the good news? The good news is that even though the peak activity has passed us, one should still be able to see some straggling meteors from this shower until [...]
Leonids Meteor Shower Alert
The Leonids Meteor Shower is peaking. Please Check Out the MeteorBlog Home Page for more Leonids Meteor Shower Posts and take a look at the Meteor Shower Viewing Page and the Meteor Glossary Page located in the upper right hand corner. For best viewing results one should be looking for the constellation Leo and observing [...]
The Leonids Meteor Shower Starting to Roar
November 10th marks the first day of the Leonids meteor shower. The Leonids are known to be very unpredictable every year. Last year an almost full moon virtually depleted the Leonids visibility. This year during their peak, which is November 17th, the Moon will be a waxing crescent with 1% of the Moon’s visible disk [...]
