Re: Camphor and meteors

Posted by Anon on November 18, 1999 at 16:54:34:

In Reply to: Camphor and meteors posted by Natasha Papousek on November 17, 1999 at 14:34:03:

: This year is supposed to be the PEAK year for the Leonid meteor
: shower. The next time it'll be this good will be in 33 years. The

That's been the prediction for the last 2 years. When the comet
passes, it leaves debris in orbit, and we then pass through that
orbiting debris. When the comet's close to the sun, it's supposed to
leave more debris, and so there's an orbiting clump that we might pass
through...maybe this year. Best time for any meteor shower is after
midnight, ideally about 3am, because then you're on the side of Earth
that faces the direction we're heading. (Sorry, I also used to do
this for a living...)

I'm now thinking of doing Leo with streaks radiating in all directions
as my next mehndi pattern. Natasha, believe it or not, I'm still
looking for a good line drawing of black hole + accretion disk to do
in henna. I don't know if you were serious (or is it Sirius), but I
am. Actually, the galactic center, with the dust lanes left blank,
looked like it could be good in henna, too.

Follow-ups:

• drawing of black hole... Natasha Papousek 20:57:27 11/18/99 (1)
  • Re: drawing of black hole... Anon 04:16:07 11/20/99 (0)