What’s Up (in the skies above Mount Shasta)
A Leonid Meteor Over Sweden, Credit & Copyright: P-M Hedén
The 2009 Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight! Astronomy Magazine has sky maps, instructions and details for best viewing conditions. If the sky clears up a bit (and stays that way), you’ll be in for a show after dark! (Bundle up.) Edited to add: Additional information about tonight’s meteor shower can be found here at NASA.
Space Shuttle Atlantis launched earlier today en route to the International Space Station, and both orbiting objects are viewable at night from Mount Shasta (given clear skies, naturally.) Here is a table of sighting opportunities for both; Atlantis will be docked to the Space Station for approximately eight days, making for a brighter, bigger object!
