There's going to be fire in the sky tonight

[Commander Fuckass]

Just in case anybody is interested, tonight (Thursday) and possibly Friday and Saturday we're scheduled to have a meteor shower occur. The interesting bit - this is a Leonid shower which means a large number of bright objects in the sky during the shower.

This is what I found in the article on Google News:

Sky watchers will have two good times Thursday and Friday night to view this year's Leonid meteor shower in the USA.

Though the meteors can be viewed all night long, on both days, just around midnight and at around 3 a.m. local time, those who stay up should be rewarded with the best view of the rain of falling stars if it's not cloudy. Though the annual shower will be less spectacular than in some years, "the Leonids are pretty famous for having a good number of bright ones," says Ben Burress, staff astronomer at the Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland.

For those who don't want to get up in the middle of the night, just before moonrise is a good time to watch, Burress says. Thursday, that will be around 11:30 p.m. On Friday night/Saturday morning, moonrise will be at 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning.

Though the shower itself lasts for several weeks, the peak comes at around 3 a.m. both Friday and Saturday morning, when the maximum number of meteors should be falling. Because the moon will be in quarter phase, its light will wash some of the shower out.

If anybody else is interested, the full article is  here

My astrology class is having a class meeting tonight because of it

[applesauce]

Will it actually be visible? I can't see stars where I live.

[Commander Fuckass]

Will it actually be visible? I can't see stars where I live.

Leonoids are quite bright so there is a chance of seeing some.
Unless your area is going to have clouds around then probably not

[piano moths]

It's my best friends birthday and it would be fun to see something like this happen but there is so much light pollution in Phoenix I don't know how visible it wll be  

[Boogus Epirus Aurelius]

The Leonids is always pretty striking. Even in light polluted areas you'll be able to pick some of them out if you're looking in the right spot.

But yeah, if you guys get the chance, try to check it out around 2:30-3:30 despite the moon. From past experience with the Leonids, I've seen some incredible shit around those times.

[Hiro]

>For those who don't want to get up in the middle of the night, just before moonrise is a good time to watch
>Thursday, that will be close to midnight
>On Friday night/Saturday morning, moonrise will be close to midnight

[YPrrrr]

I will be out and about at all those times so I'll keep my eyes on the sky

[C.Mongler]

FUCKIN TERRORISTS

[snoorkel]

one thing I donut like abot los angeles 

[The Hand That Fisted Everyone]

one thing I donut like abot los angeles 

you could make the drive to a non-metropolitan area.

[snoorkel]

you could make the drive to a non-metropolitan area.

I could, and likely will

[applesauce]

I can go by the lakefront, where at least to the east the skies will be somewhat less bright.

[hobbit]

i hope to see this. stars aren't very visible here only the big/little dipper and other major constellations.

[Hiro]

aw hell i was too tired and forgot about it 

[snoorkel]

Taking a little trip out to the desert tonight