What direction should you look to view the leonid meteor shower if I am in Chicago?
827784
EAST,  look for Leo constellation.
1179565
I don't have exact info, but these 2 sites seem to have info on the storm the night.  2nd site showed a Tornado Watch at 9:54 PM.\n\nhttp://www.weatherunderground.com/wximage/viewsingleimage.html?mode=singleimage&handle=amac3486&number=17&gallery=CURRWEATHER\n\nhttp://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:09jy2KPFroAJ:weather.kentucky.com/US/KY/Lexington.html%3Fmap%3DIRSatellite%26anim%3D0%26map%3DIRSatellite%26anim%3D0%26map%3DIRSatellite%26anim%3D0+storm+%22May+25%22+lexington+lightning&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=8\n\nIf this is true, my condolences.
1171426
yes, however it only appears as a small point of moving light tracking across the sky. \n\nYou would have to get an orbital schedual, its orbital track, get a nice dark night (new moons are best) and be away from light pollution... central rockies are a good place...
809138
The leonids peak around 10.45 pm on 18th November in your area. However, the radiant of the leonids will rise later. So you can try observing after midnight. Sit facing east. You will soon be rewarded with a few meteors. The expected ZHR is 100 but by the time they reach your area, it could be lesser. You will be lucky enough with a ZHR of 30 meteors.\n\nThe frequency will increase around daybreak.\n\nWish you all the best.
1020173
I dunno.  But if you live in America, I'd prolly start out on the Silver Meteor in Florence, SC.
937288
The meteors will hit the side of the Earth facing the constellation of Leo. That is why they are called the Leonids. You should be able to see meteors any time the constellation of Leo is above the horizon. Since Leo rises around midnight this time of year, that means you need to look after midnight. There is a prediction of a very brief flurry of more than the usual number of meteors to occur at a time before Leo has risen for people in the U.S. but Europe should get a good view. Us Americans may have to be content with just a few meteors per hour. But you never know, the predictions could be wrong!
868776
We'll be watching at my school if it's not cloudy (the weather doesn't look good for the northeast US).  We don't have anything fancy, just an 8" Schmidt-Cass with a solar filter.  If we do get clouded/rained out, then we'll be watching a webcast, projected on the planetarium dome.
302951
see sight below good luck
410810
The Lyrids will be showering Earth between Apr 15-Apr 28 with the peak being on April 22.  The best time to view them is around 3:00 A.M. and you can expect to see 5 to 20 per hour by looking towards the north.  Unfortunately, this year's Lyrids will be just days after the full moon so many meteors may be lost in the light being reflected from the moon.\n\nAs with all meteor showers, your best chance to see them is to be away from city lights.
829274
Any place with a clear dark sky. The meteors will be visible from pretty much anywhere on Earth, except maybe near the south pole. Look after midnight though, since all the meteors will be hitting the dawn side of the Earth.
982267
Thank you so much! It's been some years since I caught the Leonids, and it's really hard to catch anything at all when living in the city. This video really made up for what I missed and the spectacular fireballs took my breath away.\n\n2001 was the best Leonid display I ever saw and I'll never forget it when the peak hit and the sky filled with streaks and occasional fireballs.\n\nThanks so much again! You made my day!
701639
The leonids peak 04:35 and 05:00 UT on 19th November, so I guess it should be around 2035 (8:35pm) and 21:00 (9.00pm)Pacific Standard Time on 18th November.\n\nBut thats not important. All you have to do is to start your observation, from a clear dark sky, around or after midnight and try to keep a watch the skies in the eastern direction. You will be rewarded with meteors. The frequency will increase as day break approaches.\n\nBest wishes
782964
Unless you want to look at the moon,  you want a calm clear night with NO moon.  So, a night with low humidity, no to little breeze (causes turbulance in the light you see), and you want it dark.. so no moon or near new moon.  If it's too cold, there may be ice crystals in the air and that causes a halo around things.\n\nThe higher up in the atmosphere you can get the better.  \n\nIf you want to see a certain thing, you have to wait till that thing is directly overhead to see it most clearly.  That way you are looking through as little air as possible.
1138155
Soon! From June 10-21, we should see the June Lyrids meteor shower in the northern hempisphere\n\nhttp://comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/showers/june_lyrids.html\n\nA site with great info on comets and meteor showers is http://comets.amsmeteors.org/index.html (BTW, you should see the Shoemaker 1 comet tonight)\n\nAlso, for stars in general, I highly reccommend \nhttp://skyandtelescope.com/observing/\n\nIt has a really great interactive map function... also, they offer a customised star chart, v cool!\nhttp://skyandtelescope.com/observing/skychart/article_1220_1.asp\n\nHope that helps!
364781
Some people gave you good links in their answers, so you can find when the most spectacular showers can be seen.\n\nBut if you are patient, you can see meteors at ANY time of the year. Just lie down on the ground (its easier to stare at the sky like this), and wait ... I'm sure you won't have to wait longer than 20-40 minutes to see one.\n\nYour geographical location has no importance, but you can see more meteors before dawn then in the evening. Be sure to choose a location which is far away from any city lights (if you can see the Milky Way, its okay :-)
235383
sure...i like solar eclipses... in cyberspace, the main event starts at 5 a.m. ET, when NASA and the San Francisco-based Exploratorium start their satellite broadcast from a Roman-era amphitheater in the Turkish city of Side (pronounced "See-day"). That show will be seen in more than 90 museums, planetariums and other viewing sites around the world, and will be streamed via MSNBC.com's News Video page as well as through NASA TV, the Exploratorium and other outlets.This could even rank as the first real-world, real-time eclipse witnessed in a virtual world.
1185571
a meteor is going to pass very close to the earth on that day...check out\nhttp://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?at_code=341846