Observing the heavens
The Leonids generally begin on November 13 and end on November 21, with maximum generally occurring during the night of Novemer 17/18. Observers are generally treated to displays of about 10 meteors per hour on the night of maximum. About every 33 years, the Leonids enter a phase of enhanced activity. During these periods, rates can amount to hundreds and even thousands of meteors per hour.
"Leonids Over Us" by Marge Piercy
The sky is streaked with them
burning hole in black space --
like fireworks, someone says
all friendly in the dark chill
of Newcomb Hollow in November,
friends known only by voices.
We lie on the cold sand and it
embraces us, this beach
where locals never go in summer
and boast of their absence. Now
we lie eyes open to the flowers
of white ice that blaze over us
and seem to imprint directly
on our brains. I feel the earth,
rolling beneath as we face out
into the endlessness we usually
ignore. Past the evanscent
meteors, infinity pulls hard.
(> ” ” <)
( =’o'= )
(,,) - (,,) - Chloe's endless starry sky
earthsky.org/tonight/moonless-nights-for
-november-leonid-meteors-in-2012Come visit me, Team RAGDOLL PAWesome PURRsonality #235194, :¦:Chloe:•:(¯`v´¯):•- :208036:¦: & Team CHLOE, a PAWSitively PURRfect NAME #234964.
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11/09/2012 06:59.52 PM
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I WOULD LOVE TO B UR FRIEND
UR INVITED TO JOIN KAT’S CAT CLUB
Would u b interested in going out? If so, I have the right match for u .kitty match making serviceCome visit me, KAT'SCATCLUB-144-tow =how much mom/dad time u get, Shadow <3 Button VOTE -vote whiskers#227256 4 cotm, KAT'S CATCLUB BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY ADOPT CALENDAR, PRAYER REQUESTS--LEAVE UR PRAYERS HERE, SIR MALACHI's (HAPPY) BIRTHDAY PARTY PAGE #247289, Yoda- <3 Strudel- neutered at last, Manchester <3 Snuggles-vote whiskers#227256 4 cotm & KCC'S GROCERY STORE & BUFFET m-f allday.
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05/31/2012 01:02.05 PM
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Hi Saber~
We left you a vote too, beautiful! Hope you're safe this spring, in tornado alley!Come visit me, ~Aysha~ # 193182~ Thankyou so much for my COTD!!, << Meiko >> (the muffin man) # 201282, ~ Kashi ~ # 193441~ <3 being COTD! & Angel Crash- RIP Sweet Boy- thank you CC friends!.
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05/31/2012 05:45.15 AM
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welcome!
welcome to cc! ur cat is really cute! hope u like it here at cc! left u a vote.Come visit me, Tiger #221788, Fat Cat Club - LOOKING FOR MEMBERS! & Angel Oscar #234290.
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05/30/2012 04:10.48 PM
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