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David Archuleta -vs- the Real Shooting Stars Tonight!

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In my quest for “smelling the roses, tip toeing through the tulips, dancing in daisies” (see previous post on AFS ODD Rehab ;) ) – tonight I am going to venture away — yes, I said venture AWAY — from David Archuleta’ing into the wee hours of the morning, and instead, gaze up upon the night sky and watch the Leonid meteorite shower.

Going to kick back with some thermal underwear on, sipping a mug of yummy hot chocolate, while lying on a blanket of snow- and marvel at the wonders of our universe………… it can happen.

OK, ok — well, I live in Southern California – so we can nix the thermal underwear, and the blanket of snow will soon be my hot tub – but going to stick to the mug of hot chocolate plan. :)

SO TELL ME WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO TONIGHT ???

LEAVE IT IN THE COMMENT SECTION BELOW!!!!!

From the LA times:

One night only: Leonid meteor shower
Thanks to a new moon, chances of being able to see this annual celestial show tonight are good.
By John Johnson Jr.
November 16, 2009 | 2:06 p.m.

The annual Leonid meteor shower will make its one-night appearance over North America tonight. Viewing conditions should be excellent because the peak will occur after midnight, when the lights of metropolitan areas will be at their dimmest.

Further, the presence of a new moon will make it much easier to see the white streaks across the sky.

The meteor shower is called the Leonids because the meteors appear to originate in the constellation Leo. In reality, they appear only in the last few seconds of their existence when they enter the upper atmosphere of the Earth.

Most of the meteors are small bits of sand and fluff shed by the 55P/Tempel-Tuttle comet, which makes a close pass of the sun every 33 years before returning to the outer solar system. The last close pass of the comet, which is about 2 miles in diameter, was in 1998.

Each time it traverses the inner solar system, the heat of the sun causes the comet to lay down a trail of debris. When the Earth’s orbit carries it through this trail, that becomes the Leonid shower.

For more information on meteor showers, check out StarDate Online or NASA’s website.
Copyright © 2009, The Los Angeles Times

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37 Responses to “David Archuleta -vs- the Real Shooting Stars Tonight!”

  1. AFS – you going to need the thermals again ???? bwwhhahaha

  2. Asteroid passes just 8,700 miles from Earth – with only 15 hours warning!!!

    Spiff the Space Man reporting: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1226672/Asteroid-scrapes-past-Earth-just-8-700miles-away–15-hours-warning.html#ixzz0WaTEYNLF

  3. That’s scary AFS !! Thank goodness it was only 23 ft diameter.

    So are we going to stay up late – only to forget about it again ? bwwahhahaha

  4. As long as NASA stands for “Never A Straight Answer” I will probably be ruminating for days.

    Other than that, do you have extra marshmallows and a pair of binoculars?

  5. Just days?

  6. Yes, unless, of course, you have figured out how to escape the time/space continuum wearing nothing but thermals. :D

  7. I’ll get right on that one! don’t know about the thermals though – bwaahahahaha

  8. A little pre-planning, a few microwaves, and we all have warm cocoa.

    Hey! What does a one-celled organism call a set of binoculars?

  9. Paramecium!

    bwwwahhahhahahahaa

  10. Going to listen to the “Quayle of Doom” on Coast. :D Talk to you soon!!!
    http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2009/11/16

  11. “Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease
    to be amused.” ;)

  12. Sounds exciting – Have fun! Naught .

    and then there was one – cause only two people commenting on this stinking post I risked my job putting up from work :( X

  13. archiefandoc: “Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease
    to be amused.”;)

    Amen

  14. Ditto

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  16. Well, AFD, I hate to interrupt the profound discussion going on here, but I hope that you have a good time watching the meteor shower and drinking some tasty hot chocolate! I watched some stars earlier tonight myself — of course those were the celebrities on Dancing with the Stars… :)

  17. Ha ha ha B! – I forgot about DWTS tonight! – usually go to the gym at this time of night and watch it on the TV’s there while on the bike – but got distracted with the deep thoughts between AFS and AFD ;)

  18. Doc, I hope you had a good time watching the stars. I never even thought of doing that when I was living in CA – then again I was a lot younger with nothing in my brain other than eating and dancing.

    I try doing that here in Orlando, but not the same. Oh well!!

    B I missed Dancing with the Stars as well. Who got voted off?

  19. ArchieFanDoc: That’s scary AFS !! Thank goodness it was only 23 ft diameter. So are we going to stay up late – only to forget about it again ? bwwahhahaha

    Dang! I was under the impression it was 20 miles long???? Or are we talking about the same thing???? :|

  20. It was the one that NASA missed right that almost hit the earth???

  21. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< As you see I'm planted and standing on guard!lol

  22. archuletafanscene: Meet YOU down at Arizona Bay! :)

    ha ha ha ha – dang it! how come California always bites the dust in just about every disaster movie – and always the first to go ????

  23. archuletafanscene: I’m sorry. Hehe :twisted:

    ooohhhh cool emoticon – I want it!

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  24. archiefandoc: Thanks! )8

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  25. OK- I give up – I’m smiley challanged :P

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