Leonid meteor shower to peak tonight

[struggle4progress]

Bay Area News Group staff report
Posted: 11/17/2010 09:48:54 AM PST
Updated: 11/17/2010 11:06:14 AM PST

The Leonid meteor shower -- a yearly event that in the past has produced some spectacular displays -- will peak Wednesday night, with about 15 meteors per hour expected ...

http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_16637503?nclick_check=1

[FLyellowdog]

1. I told you the sky would fall if theTeapulbicans won. eom

[FLyellowdog]

3. I meant "Teapublicans". I'm so confused. nt

[golddigger]

2. Sometimes living in Oregon sucks. Rain here.

[pokerfan]

4. forecast

# Today: Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. High 43F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
# Tonight: Rain...mixing with snow overnight. Low 37F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precip 80%.

x( :banghead:

[elocs]

5. Every meteor shower has been a dud for years where I live.

I don't even bother with them anymore.

[HuckleB]

6. Ah, that means Cormac McCarthy's "The Kid" has a birthday about now.

Scalp. Scalp.

[Orrex]

7. I hope he gets finished in that outhouse soon

Seems like I've been waiting my turn out here for ages.

[slackmaster]

8. I saw one decent one last night before the fog crept in

On little cat feet.

[stevedeshazer]

9. I'm in Oregon and I saw the Leonid meteor storm of 2001

And I mean storm. Faster than you could count.

We watched near The Dalles, Oregon on a clear and very cold night.

It's in my top five things I've ever seen.

I wish everyone had this opportunity. It's humbling in a way.