[HoustonHam] FW: [VHF] From spaceweather.com

[Chris Boone]

Time to work some Meteor Scatter on VHF SSB!!!

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From: W0WOI at aol.com
Subject: [VHF] From spaceweather.com

LEONID METEOR WATCH:  
 
The Leonid meteor shower peaks this year on Nov. 17th and 18th.   Bright 
moonlight will probably spoil the show, but not necessarily.   Researchers
who 
study Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, the source of the Leonids, say  Earth is
going to 
pass through one or two of the comet's dusty filaments.  
 
Peak rates of 20 to 100 meteors per hour are possible during the early
hours 
of Nov. 17th (especially 0000-0200 UT) and again during the waning hours  of

Nov. 18th (around 2130 UT).  
 
Meteor enthusiasts everywhere should monitor the sky on Nov. 17th and 18th;

the hours before local dawn are usually best.