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    • A Leonid Meteor Shower Outburst? open this site in another window - 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.
    • Astro-classroom open this site in another window - Leonids observing parties for high school students of the world; held in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001. Also in Japanese.
    • Ghost of Fireballs Past, The open this site in another window - Features the eerie-sounding echoes from Leonid and Geminid meteors that were captured by amateurs monitoring the Navy's Space Surveillance Radar.
    • Great Leonid Meteor Storm of 1833, The open this site in another window - A first-hand account by Elder Samuel Rogers.
    • How to Hear the Leonid Meteor Shower open this site in another window - 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.
    • HowStuffWorks: How the Leonid Meteor Shower Works open this site in another window - Takes a look at meteorites and shooting stars in general and November's Leonid shower in particular.
    • Leonid Meteor Shower 2006 -- When, Where, and Why open this site in another window - 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).
    • Leonid Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign (MAC) open this site in another window[*] - Viewing the Leonid storm from an airborne platform. News, links, photo gallery, history, and more.
    • Leonids, The open this site in another window - Includes the history of the meteor shower, starting in the 10th century, as well as modern day observation advice, predictions, and photographs.
    • Leonids: King of the Meteor Showers open this site in another window - Describes the annual November shower, when the heavens seem to burst open and pour forth a deluge of shooting stars.
    • Strong Leonid Meteor Shower Expected This Weekend open this site in another window - 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.
    • The Leonid Meteors 2007 open this site in another window - Learn about the 2007 Leonids meteor shower, when the Earth will pass very close to the centre of the trail created at the Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle's 1932 return.
     



     
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