Leonid meteors set to dazzle - space - 15 November 2006 - New Scientist Space

Leonid meteors set to dazzle - space - 15 November 2006 - New Scientist
Space
"Sky watchers in western Europe and Africa, northeastern North America
and Brazil may get a brief treat this weekend with the height of the
Leonid meteor shower.

The meteors are expected to reach peak intensity around 0445 GMT on
Sunday (2345 EST on Saturday). The most intense part of the shower will
last only a few hours.

Under dark skies, people may spot about 100 to 150 meteors per hour,
making the Leonids one of the best showers this year. But it will pale
in comparison to meteor showers from 1998 to 2002, when observers
counted thousands of meteors per hour."

More at http://space.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn10584

And the good thing is that for us in the North is the forecast
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/europe/uk/uk.html for Saturday
night is clear