Astronomic Observations

[Musashi Miyamoto]

East coast provincial of me. Looks like Chicago will be good to go starting
at about 3:00-3:30 am; LA only has to stay up till around 1:30. New Yorkers
should get to bed early and get over to Central Park around 4:00. If your
computer can read Acrobat files, predictions are here:
http://see.msfc.nasa.gov/see/2001_city_visibility.pdf.

"If you're determined to spot some Leonids this year, here is the best
strategy: Dress warmly and travel (if necessary) to a dark-sky site away
from urban light pollution. Be prepared to watch the sky between midnight
and sunrise on Sunday morning, Nov. 18th. Meteor rates will probably be low
near midnight -- although that is a good time to see beautiful Earthgrazer
Leonids (http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast09aug_1.htm) --
then climb to 10 or 20 per hour by dawn. If you're lucky you might witness a
storm-level outburst and count thousands of shooting stars.
With the Leonids there are no guarantees.

No matter, the coming shower will surely send some sky watchers home with
life-long memories. "I'll never forget the night of Nov 18th, 2001," they
might recall years from now -- just as I remember the Leonids of 1998.
Others, perhaps, will gain little more than a quiet night under the stars.
One thing is certain: if you stay indoors you won't see anything!

Visit SpaceWeather.com for observing tips,
http://www.spaceweather.com/meteors/leonids/observingtips.html, and for
real-time updates and images during the coming meteor shower."

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Keep Cool, but Care
Henry Mu

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Strzechowski" <dedalus204 at home.com>
To: "Pynchon-L" <pynchon-l at waste.org>; "Musashi Miyamoto"
<scuffling at hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: Astronomic Observations


Don't know where you're posting from, but the meteor shower will be visible
over Chicago skies on Saturday night.  Enjoy the show!

Tim S.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Musashi Miyamoto" <scuffling at hotmail.com>
To: "Pynchon List" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 8:56 AM
Subject: Astronomic Observations


> Leonid meteor shower on Sunday morning!
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> http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast08nov_1.htm
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> ,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_
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> Keep Cool, but Care
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> Henry Musikar
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