Meteor Shower

So there's one on Tuesday, I forgot what its called but I've never been to one before. I'm taking this girl, so I want to go somewhere somewhat secluded, but still accessible if that makes any sense. I have no idea what to look for in a meteor shower spot, so help me out.

 

Meteors flying through the sky leaving trails.

Thanks for the heads up.

 

thats gonna be sick!

 

you want to get as far away from city lights as possible - light pollution ruins the night sky - even suburban housing developments put out enough light to ruin a majority of the sky

im not sure, but i dont think the meteor showers around this time of the year are extraordinarily bright or high in quantity (meteor/hour), so you will definitely want to be in a dark place

if you cant get out of the city, at least find some place that has little light around you - an open field, a dark/dead end street with no neighborhood etc etc

also meteor showers tend to peak in their visibility in the hours just before dawn

however meteor showers ARE a great excuse to get a girl out into a secluded spot to start puttin the moves on, because it gets boring

good luck man

 

exactly

 

That sounds pretty cool! Good luck with that
I always miss meteor showers and stuff like that

 

StoneTower Thanks for the heads up! I decided to do more research.

FYI it's next Tuesday not this Tuesday.

Ok, Here is the deal for November and Meteor Showers and what this one is called. Also, they are calling this one a Storm and not a Shower because there are going to be a lot of them.

NASA Link

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/04dec_leonids2009.htm

LEONIDS

Predicted Maximum: November 17, ~21:00 UT (=Nov. 17, 1:00pm PST; Nov. 17, 4:00pm EST)
Moon: New Moon (no interference)
(radiant map from IMO)

WHEN TO WATCH: The predicted outburst, perhaps with rates of 100-500 Leonids per hour, strongly favors Asian observers, who should watch on the morning of November 18. North American observers should especially try to cover the morning of Tuesday, November 17 in case of unusual activity leading up to this peak. The Moon will be completely out of the picture and will not cause any problems. Just keep radiant elevation in mind wherever you're observing from. The radiant rises between 10pm and midnight for the bulk of the Northern Hemisphere. Leonid activity will be nonexistent before this time, and relatively very low for a couple of hours thereafter. Morning hours tend to produce the best rates, although the few earthgrazing Leonids seen around radiant-rise can be very impressive.

The Leonids are very fast meteors. The shower is active at a low "background" level for about a week from November 14-21. Quite a few sporadic and minor-shower meteors join the cast, especially in the predawn hours.

 

HELL YEAH, I will see what i can do about catching this, but it will be hard considering i live around lots of lights :/

a clear area, few trees, and very LITTLE, preferably no light pollution

 

Since you are already going to have her in the secluded woods at night you might as well kill her with an axe and dance around in her bloodied skin.

If there's a full moon Tuesday of course, if not just gawk at the meteor shower...

 

supposedly this is supposed to be one of the biggest meteor showers of our life time... i remember reading that sometime last week when i found out about the shower

 

fuck now i can't see it due to school GREAAAAT

 

you're not going to school...

 

i mean technically i can go but i'd rather not be tired as shit during school and practice

 

really? you're gunna say no to a great night with a girl cause you don't want to be tired the next day? come on dude

 

I've never really been into meteor showers...

 

Your special order of fava beans and Chianti is in! Good choice with the wine- I hear it's a nice one.

There are a couple meteor showers in November- one peaks on the 12th... the better one is Leonids which is on the night/morning of the 17th/18th. The best viewing would be well after midnight.

 

i doubt she'd be able to go out though thats the thing, bitch got a whackjob mom.

 

nahh this is a pretty mild shower, especially for North America - good nonetheless. most showers are like 10/hour

few years ago the Leonids were reeeaaally amazing

i remember the Perseids being good a few times as well

 

that makes a perfect date

 

I see more shooting stars when there isnt a meteor shower.. when there is a scheduled shower its fucking cloudy..