This year's Leonid Meteor shower starts tonight and continues through the 20th. The peak strength should be atNovember 18; 8:45pm PST ... there's a possibility of as many as 100 meteors an hour Saturday night, though some astronomers think it might only be 35 an hour. Read Details HERE. Looks like a cold, clear night, so viewing should be good if they show.
Cloud deck is low and thick here, and the weather weenies don't see it breaking for a day or so. Rats, wanted to have a peek.
Simple lower ( 7x or 8x ) powered binoculars would probably be better...( wider field of view) Finding things in a telescope can prove to be frustrating, moving targets impossible. have fun Goodluck.... Overcast here too,(WI) last night...
Ya'. heh heh That thought occurred to me after I posted... that we weren't focusing on a single object. Anyway; went out and played while waiting for the clouds to burn off, which never happened. We had a fun day and evening, anyway!! Better luck on meteors next time!
