Camphor and meteors

Posted by Natasha Papousek on November 17, 1999 at 14:34:03:

In Reply to: Mixed results and something odd posted by CAtherine Cartwright Jones on November 17, 1999 at 13:16:24:

I've noticed that the designs with the camphor spirits in the paste
got very dark, and then disappeared faster than usual. When I used
the camphor spirits as a prep, the designs got very dark and seem to
be lasting the usual amount of time...tonight I will try using white
flower oil as prep.

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
best time to view is after Leo rises -- around midnight, but the
meteors are actually showering all the time so you have the chance to
see them any time it's dark. After tonight, the comet (the meteors
are actually debris from the comet's tail) starts to head back out
away from the sun and earth and the meteors will drop off sharply. SO
if you missed them last night, see them tonight!
--this message brought to you by the Astronomy department of the
University of Texas at Austin...

Follow-ups:

• Re: Camphor and meteors Anon 16:54:34 11/18/99 (2)
  • 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)
• Re: Camphor and meteors Tracy S. 21:30:43 11/17/99 (0)