Wish upon a Leonids Rainfall-Βροχή Λεοντιδών

by Gary Cheung from Hong Kong
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The annual Leonid meteor shower could produce a strong outburst this weekend for residents of the North America and Western Europe.

A brief surge of activity is expected begin around 11:45 p.m. ET Saturday, Nov. 18. In Europe, that corresponds to early Sunday morning, Nov. 19 at 4:45 GMT. The outburst could last up to two hours.

At the peak, people in these favorable locations could see up to 150 shooting stars per hour, or more than two per minute.

"We expect an outburst of more than 100 Leonids per hour," said Bill Cooke, the head of

NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office.(Yahoo)

A whole year waiting for a stary "rendez-vous" ** We all went for Leonids 2002**
but jealous moon and clouds pulled by a windy rope**
Stroke with my head and my eyes, distilling my hope.

**You flourish and vanish, but hey ! I saw you twice ! ** One to ten thousand miles, for one hour or two** Leonids, Leonids, you who inspire my rhyme** Leonids, Leonids, I wish I could know you. **

You vagabond of the Sun, how long will you hide ?** Unlike the Gaul, I'm waiting for the sky to kiss ** On the circle of the Earth you made me ride** Cause the only fear I feel is for you to miss.** And 'till the end of my life I'll remember you** But are you the last, Leonids 2002 ?

Jérémie VAUBAILLON, 22/11/2002, Paris, France(Astropoetry) very popular in Romania thanks to SARM, leaded by Valentin Grigore and Andrei Dorian Gheorghe





Eric S. Young, an artist and graphic designer, has been an amateur astronomer for years. Other samples of his artwork you can found at his web site.