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Old 11-December-2001, 02:57 PM
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The Geminid meteor shower peaks this Thursday night-Friday morning. Not the Leonids, but should be 100-150/hour and the moon is not a problem.
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Any idea of the GMT peak time, approximately?
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Peak is about 0400, but you should be able to see some earthgrazers starting about one hour after sunset.

http://www.spaceweather.com/meteors/...rvingtips.html
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Thanks - it's been clear here the last couple of nights, so no doubt it'll be overcast tomorrow. In any case, stuck in a city I won't see much...
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It has been raining here the last couple of nights, so no doubt it will do so again tomorrow night. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

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Well, what'd you guys see? I saw rain.
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Completely overcast.
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