- Leonid Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign (MAC)
Viewing the Leonid storm from an airborne platform. News, links, photo gallery, history, and more.
leonid.arc.nasa.gov
- Astro-classroom
Leonids observing parties for high school students of the world; held in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001. Also in Japanese.
www.astro-hs.net
- Strong Leonid Meteor Shower Expected This Weekend
SPACE.com article predicting that the annual Leonid meteor shower could produce a strong outburst in 2006 for residents of eastern North America and Western Europe.
www.space.com/spacewatch/061114_leonid_news.html
- Great Leonid Meteor Storm of 1833, The
A first-hand account by Elder Samuel Rogers.
science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast22jun99_2.htm
- Ghost of Fireballs Past, The
Features the eerie-sounding echoes from Leonid and Geminid meteors that were captured by amateurs monitoring the Navy's Space Surveillance Radar.
science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast22dec98_1.htm
- Leonid Meteor Shower 2006 -- When, Where, and Why
The Planetary Society describes the 2006 Leonids 100-600 meteors per hour "outburst" that is predicted for 11:45 p.m. - 1:33 a.m. EST on November 18-19 (4:45 - 6:33 UT on November 19).
www.planetary.org/news/2006/1113_Leonid_Meteor_Shower_2006__When.html
- HowStuffWorks: How the Leonid Meteor Shower Works
Takes a look at meteorites and shooting stars in general and November's Leonid shower in particular.
science.howstuffworks.com/leonid.htm
- How to Hear the Leonid Meteor Shower
Cloudy skies? Wrong location? SPACE.com offers a how-to guide for capturing the sounds of the Leonids yourself and info on where you can hear a live broadcast of them on the Internet.
www.space.com/spacewatch/061116_leonids_listen.html
- A Leonid Meteor Shower Outburst?
SkyTonight.com article about how the famed Leonid meteor shower -- which put on intense displays from 1998 to 2002 -- could return in 2006 for a brief, last-gasp reprise.
skytonight.com/observing/home/4663951.html
- Leonids, The
Includes the history of the meteor shower, starting in the 10th century, as well as modern day observation advice, predictions, and photographs.
www.meteorshowersonline.com/leonids.html
- The Leonid Meteors 2007
Learn about the 2007 Leonids meteor shower, when the Earth will pass very close to the center of the trail created at the Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle's 1932 return.
www.arm.ac.uk/leonid/info2007.html
- Leonids: King of the Meteor Showers
Describes the annual November shower, when the heavens seem to burst open and pour forth a deluge of shooting stars.
hometown.aol.com/theleonids
|