# The Leonids peak tonight. Somebody tell me how it goes. :sniff: **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 18, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leonids-peak-tonight-somebody-tell-me-how-it-goes-sniff/213988 "2003-11-18T22:25:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leonids-peak-tonight-somebody-tell-me-how-it-goes-sniff/213988/1 "2003-11-18T22:25:19Z")
Article from [space.com](http://space.com/scienceastronomy/leonids_now_031118.html) And why can’t I just watch them myself? [Because the weather sucks.](http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwszone?Sites=:scz006) **FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY** TONIGHT WINDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY LATE EVENING WITH RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. WEDNESDAY WINDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. Damn it. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leonids-peak-tonight-somebody-tell-me-how-it-goes-sniff/213988/2 "2003-11-18T23:15:14Z")
Bummer! Overcast here, too. Will get at 3 ish to check, though. Just in case. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leonids-peak-tonight-somebody-tell-me-how-it-goes-sniff/213988/3 "2003-11-19T11:57:57Z")
We had beautiful mostly clear skies here at 4:45 am. I actually hauled my sorry ass out of bed with Mr. S when his alarm went off, and I went out back to sit on the frozen metal glider out by our fire pit. The stars were brilliant and blazing, but the crescent moon was so bright that my eyes never got really acclimated to the dark. Saw a few planes, but no meteors. Mr. S did see one during the few minutes he was out there with me before getting ready for work. Had a brief cloud bank pass over the moon for a few minutes, but still no luck. Finally my tushie got cold and I went in. Bummer. Maybe next year. ☹ At least I’ve finally added another constellation (Leo) to the meager list of the ones I recognize. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leonids-peak-tonight-somebody-tell-me-how-it-goes-sniff/213988/4 "2003-11-19T14:06:53Z")
“The Leonids peak tonight…” I think that’s “The Lion Sleeps Tonight…”