A heads-up. Just saw this in Dave's astro calendar:
11/18 The peak of the Leonid meteor shower (20-40/hour) occurs at 4:00
The Leonids are associated with Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. The Sky and Telescope website is a little pessimistic, stating that only 10 per hour will be seen. Peak is pre-dawn Sunday morning. The first quarter Moon will be set by the start of the observation window (midnight to dawn).
From wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonids
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The Leonids are famous because their meteor showers, or storms, can be, and have been in a few cases, among the most spectacular.
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