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LEONID METEOR SHOWERS - Web Links

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November 17-18th should be the best time for viewing the last Leonid showers of this century.  Below please find links to sites providing a wealth of relevant information :

For links to "Leonid Shower" related sites please click any of the following:

1.		Leonids Live ! http://www.leonidslive.com
2.		Leonids Made Easy http://medicine.wustl.edu/~kronkg/leonids.html
3.		Sky & Telescope's Meteor Page http://www.skypub.com/meteors/meteors.html
4.		Leonid History http://www-space.arc.nasa.gov/~leonid/history.html
5.		Leonids-Astronomy Online http://www.eso.org/outreach/spec-prog/aol/market/collaboration/meteor/
6.		Sky & Telescope - Leonid Meteors:  Watching and Waiting http://www.skypub.com/meteors/leo96a.html
7.		Major Meteor Showers of the Year http://www.mindspring.com/~stardancer/metshwr.htm
8.		Meteors-ExploreZone.com http://explorezone.com/space/meteors.htm
9.		Leonid Meteor Showers-Homepage http://www.go2net.org/brew/cont1.html
10.		1998 Leonid Meteor Showers http://www.concentric.net/~Jscampb/leonid.htm
11.		Leonid on the Moon ? http://www.spacescience.com/newhome/headlines/ast22nov99_1.htmcaescience Nov. 3, 1999: When the Leonid meteor shower strikes on the morning of November 18, 1999, our planet won't be the only place in the cross hairs. The Moon will also pass very close to the debris stream of comet Tempel-Tuttle. Here on Earth, space-borne meteoroids will plummet into the atmosphere and burn up, creating streaks of light called meteors. The vast majority of meteoroids will burn and disintegrate well before they hit the ground. The situation on the Moon, where there is no appreciable atmosphere, is different. Every bit of comet debris that rains down on our satellite will hit its surface. Some meteor enthusiasts hope that will create a different sort of display. Rather than streaks of light in lunar skies, there could be flashes of light on the Moon's surface each time a sizable meteoroid hits the ground.
12.		Quicktime Simulation - Earth passing through the Comet Tempel-Tuttle's dust Field. http://www.digitalradiance.com/sng/leonids.htm Click this image to play the animation !

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Definitely visit LeonidsLive.com for a quick overview of information and activities. For any of you checking this phenomenon out, feel free to leave a brief message on our Message Board if you observed anything.  Please give your approximate location, local time of the observation and weather.