where can i go to view the meteor shower this weekend?
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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.
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The Lyrid shower is due on April 22.  The best viewing is between about 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. local time by looking generally to the North.  The Lyrids usually generate a moderate shower (about 5 to 20 per hour) but on rate occasions have generated as many as 90 per hour.\n\nThe best chance each year to see a meteor shower occurs around June 8 when the Arietids happen.  The best time to see the Arietids are just before dawn.  Look east about 45 minutes before sunrise.\n\nIn all cases, it is best to be in an area away from city lights.
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Google Earth is great, but if you want what it looks like at this moment, look at the weather channel at http://www.weather.com\n\nThey have current satelite views.
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For CA and west coast its best to view in the hours before dawn Sat and Sun. Although I think I read you might be able to see something around 8PM - 10PM Saturday, Look towards the east.
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The Leonids are peaking from around 11:30 to 1:30 est. They are supposed to be intense this time. Look towards the eastern horizon.
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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.
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Next Meteor Shower\nLeonids\nNovember 14-21\nMax. November 17th. 8:25 UT. \nZHR ~20 ?? \n\nThe countdown:\n\nSince peak; 305 days 23 hrs. 52 min. 23 sec.\n\nThe countdown is for maximum and might not occur when it's dark where you are,\nbut it must be dark to observe the meteor shower.
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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!
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Unfortunately, just Saturn.  (See source.)  Venus, Mars, and Jupiter are too closely in line with the Sun this month.  \n\nHowever, Mercury should be visible in the pre-dawn, later this month.\n\nWe just missed the very rare transit of the sun by Mercury on Nov. 8th (I'm kicking myself ... I saw the Venus transit a few years ago through a telescope, and it was wonderful).\n\nAnd don't miss the Leonid meteor shower on Nov. 17.  Unfortunately for me, this year the Leonids peak in the middle of the day in the U.S., but I imagine our European friends would get a good view.
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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 :-)
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I would try checking the meteorobs mailing list. And perhaps posting about your sighting to the list.\n\nhttp://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/\n\nThere's also a fireball log here:\n\nhttp://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/fireball_log2006.html\n\nUpdate: Turns out you weren't alone. There's a bunch of sightings posted in the fireball log I posted above as well as an update that was posted to spaceweather.com\n\n"On Nov. 28th, in a split-second of total coincidence, a meteoroid the same size as the Lunar Leonid plunged to Earth over the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. What happened? Nothing. It disintegrated harmlessly in the atmosphere. A local security camera captured this movie of the beautiful fireball."\n\nAnd here's the movie they are referring to:\n\nhttp://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/swpod2006/03dec06/huntsville.asf
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http://www.theenolagay.com/event.html
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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.
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Stand on top at the Big Ben\nIf that is not possible for you then any open space near the river Thames would be the best place for the best view of the night sky. Visit the London Space Observatory for the Scientific view
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If you suspect it's  meteor, try these:\n\n     Center for Meteorite Studies\n     Arizona State University\n     Temple, AZ 85281\n\n\n     Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences\n     University of California\n     Los Angeles, CA 90024\n\n\n     Institute of Meteoritics\n     Department of Geology\n     University of New Mexico\n     Albuquerque, NM 87131\n\n\n     Lunar and Planetary Laboratory\n     Space Sciences Building\n     University of Arizona\n     Tucson, AZ 85721
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check the weather channel online or accuweather.com
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There was an Oroinoid (I think) meteor shower a week ago.  I don't know if it is anual, if it is it seems that this was supposed to be an especially good show.\n\nThere are two other easily seen meteor showers that are annual (so they lie in the Earth's orbital path).  I believe Perseids are in August and Leonoids are in November.\n\n\nI found a table in my astronomy book\nHere I'll list the annual shower and when it reaches it's maximum (so you can see it in the few days before and after but this is when you should see the most activity).\n\n\nQuadrantids      Jan 3-4\nLyrids           Apr 22\n*nu* Aquarids    May 5\nPerseids         Aug 12\n*kappa* Cygnids  Aug 20\nOrionids         Oct 21\nTaurids          Nov 1\nLeonids          Nov 17\nGeminids         Dec 13-14\nUrsids           Dec 22