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Leonid Links

General Leonid sites

This site is not for beginners, but it does give a lot of details of the predictions, as well as rate estimates for 30 cities in the United States and 30 cities around the world.

Details about the Leonids and the NASA airborne mission to study them.

Although aimed at Central Texas, this site is certainly well-suited for the United States central time zone. The observing tips are good for everyone.

Offers excellent basics on both meteors and the leonids.

Spanish site. Seems to offer an excellent overview of the Leonids.

This site includes several stories written about this year's display and several useful links.

Armagh Observatory's site detailing David Asher's model of the Leonid meteor stream, including predictions for this year and beyond.

Short history and prediction.

Sites detailing previous Leonid displays

A NASA site giving the basics of what the Leonids are and what was expected for November 18, 1998.

A NASA site details observations made on November 18, 1999.

NASA site discusses last year's observed lunar impacts and plans to monitor the moon in 2000.

Discusses predictions and effects of moonlight on the Leonid display.

accesses to the meteor shower pages since April 6, 1999