[Dog]

WOW!

[Fiddlstix]

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[AngrySpud]

I didn't have the energy to stay up for the best. I watched from 1-2 AM, seeing about 100. Back up to watch from 5-5:30, seeing about 60. Good show.

[rickmoe]

why should the astronomers get the best view? seems unfair to the rest of us.

[Luis Gonzalez]

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[pgkdan]

Wish I'd seen some. I was out from 1:00 to about 2:00, waiting for it to clear up, but it never did. There was enough of a breakup to allow me to see one streak across the sky.

It figures...we haven't had any appreciable rainfall here in SE VA in about 3 months...haven't ahd a cloudy sky in nearly that long. But last night? Clouds clouds clouds. Bummer.

[cdw19390]

We caught thr beautiful show off the ocean @ Southern Shores NC, the "famous Outer Banks. We watched literally hundreds of meteors. We even saw a Satellite (sic?)! Worth the price of admission.

[cake_crumb]

Thanks for the great post. We were up at 4:00AM, standing outside freezing - it was about twenty degrees here in Northern PA - and watching the display.

IMHO, it Leonids weren't as spectacular as they were a few years ago, but impressive nonetheless.

Due to our screwy schedule, neither of us get much skywatching in anymore, though we both have good telescopes. The air was so clear early this morning, and SO many stars were visible, that it was worth it weathering the cold for an hour just to see those beautiful stars. I had forgotten just how absolutely beautiful the stars are this time of year.

[Wednesday's Child]

Re: Leonid watching pictures - THAT is what I was so anxious to see!
We got up at 4AM and saw many single streaks but to see a shower like that would have been awesome.
(I am usually the one person in the group who is looking the wrong way and rarely see any shooting stars )
I am very happy we got up and watched the display.....looking forward to 2099!
Thank you so much for posting these pictures.

[Skooz]

I went to bed at 12:30 am CT and JUST HAPPENED to wake up at 3:58. Prime viewing here was 4:00 - 4:30 am. I pulled up a lawn chair and watched the show. Outstanding. More than I could count. Fabulous.

[Free the USA]

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[ganesha]

I watched the meteors from Humphry's hill which is just south of Ellicotville New York. I knew the view would be better if I got out of Buffalo. Thank you to the people at spot coffee for giving me directions to a good place to watch. I stayed up until dawn and saw more shooting stars in one night than I have seen in the entire rest of my life. I saw two events where there was a bright white flash instead of just the usual streak. Did anyone else see this? Could this have been a meteor exploding?

BTW My sympathy goes to those people who got clouded out. I have had this happen with other astronomical events, but this time we got a clear night.

[WSGilcrest]

Laid out in a muddy field for three hours(near Napa, CA.). Saw maybe 100 shooting stars. More of a meteor sprinkle than a storm. Oh well.

[FITZ]

I was out there between 3 and 4 am watching the show. It was pretty incredible. Nice clear chilly night here and by 4 am a pretty impressive fog was forming. A very nice night.

[imjustme]

I am just sick to my stomach looking at these pics. Set the alarm for 3:30am and we all slept through it!!
I was out around midnight and half the sky was clouded over so thinking maybe whole sky was clouded over by 3:30am so I don't feel so sick that we slept through this.
I am taking a big guess that there won't be a meteor shower tonight?????
Great pics btw!!!

[Phil V.]

Thanks for the thread. My wife and I were on station at 12:30 Pacific time. Immediately we began to see occasional singles and doubles from Leo. As 2:00 AM approached the display increased to several per minute - some REALLY bright and MANY pairs and some "triples". We were on a hill with a clear view to the east and it was the first time we had seen clearly the "origin" of the shower from which meteors radiated 360 degrees. SO NEAT! I was taking 60 second exposures with 400 ASA film through a wide angle lens. I'm off now to get them developed. I must have caught at least a few.

[NYer]

Thanks for the super photos!!! Great Job!!

Here in upstate New York, I was able to see more in the span of 15 minutes than in an entire lifetime. Normally, each time there is something worth viewing in the sky, we get clouded in, but not last night. Will the "show" continue tonight? Also, when is the next one?

[Ben Bolt]

I catch this show every time but this was the best ! Astronomy is my favourite hobby and thank you for posting this . Oh yes , I'll be up late tonight ..

[secret garden]

Wow! Great pictures! We were out from 3:30-4:45am and saw over 350 shooting stars. We almost slept through church, but it was a fantastic show here, outside of Nashville. Will there be more before sunrise?

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Cool photos.