tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14895585.post828409461646556768..comments2024-01-10T21:09:40.742+00:00Comments on davep's astronomy: The Leonids (and a silly mistake)Dave Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460881163553899351noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14895585.post-14356949784327186212006-11-18T19:31:00.000+00:002006-11-18T19:31:00.000+00:00Well, at the moment, the forecast is now looking l...Well, at the moment, the forecast is now looking like it could be fine tomorrow morning. Looks like I might be having an early night tonight.<br /><br />And, Will, <em>many</em> thanks for your comment. I don't feel like <em>such</em> an idiot now. ;)<br /><br />Although, for some odd reason, getting the wrong evening sounds much better than getting the wrong morning.Dave Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07460881163553899351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14895585.post-59539478593816775462006-11-18T11:49:00.000+00:002006-11-18T11:49:00.000+00:00I saw a couple Leonids as I was travelling home la...I saw a couple Leonids as I was travelling home last night, quite large ones as well. But don't worry we've all been there at some point. I travelled up to Dartmoor one evening to view a Lunar eclipse,set scope up, ready for dark....after about half an hour of complete confusion as to why the Moon was not eclipses...yep, it was only happening the next evening! :-(Will Gaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754762212920999108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14895585.post-81103249700473822062006-11-18T09:32:00.000+00:002006-11-18T09:32:00.000+00:00Well, at least you got to see some. Who knows, the...Well, at least you got to see some. Who knows, the weather may not be that kind this evening. I think the most Leonids I've ever spotted is about two. Most times, when I've attempted to observe ,the place has been shrouded in either fog or cloud.<br /><br />I wished I'd made the effort to observe now, as it was clear here at around 2:00am - just too tired though. Ah well, fingers crossed for this evening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com