Astronomy & Space - October 2006

I live in Hong Kong and would love to watch this year's Leonids meteor shower in November. Does anyone know where the best place to view it from, which direction to face, and what time the peak would be locally? And approx. how many meteors to expect per hour?
Many Thanks!

2006-10-27 16:46:43 · 2 answers · asked by Tori C 1

2006-10-27 15:58:24 · 5 answers · asked by rascal 2

For example, how do devices such as the Hubble Telescope take pictures of solar flares and such?

2006-10-27 15:44:19 · 4 answers · asked by Ra 1

Comes off and has a parachute that brings the astronauts and cosmonauts safetly down into the sea? It's shaped like a lamp shade, almost.

2006-10-27 15:34:43 · 6 answers · asked by almostdead 4

2006-10-27 15:23:53 · 4 answers · asked by MKoh 1

so far away it would be a one way trip only, would you volunteer to go?

2006-10-27 15:12:51 · 11 answers · asked by M M 2

*NOTE: A SERIOUS SOUNDING QUESTION DOESN'T ALWAYS NEED TO GET SERIOUS ANSWERS!!*

2006-10-27 14:39:10 · 5 answers · asked by need 2 get a grip 3

2006-10-27 14:21:12 · 4 answers · asked by bubbl3z_x 1

How does anyone know where it ends?

2006-10-27 14:19:12 · 10 answers · asked by M M 2

How does the moon help us?

2006-10-27 14:07:16 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-27 13:58:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-27 13:39:35 · 22 answers · asked by chapped lips 5

2006-10-27 13:22:55 · 7 answers · asked by tem t 1

2006-10-27 13:22:11 · 11 answers · asked by Lori M 2

2006-10-27 13:10:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it possable for Earth to die out like all recoures are gone and theres no more life and when?

2006-10-27 13:06:22 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-27 13:03:07 · 4 answers · asked by rascal 2

Since individual stars can live for millions or billions of years, how can observations taken at the current time tell us about stellar evolution?

2006-10-27 13:01:06 · 3 answers · asked by rascal 2

Against the blacker background of space I mean. The darkside "brightness" seems to vary.

2006-10-27 12:48:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would living in a lower gravitational environment be better for the elderly? Or would the lack of strong gravity cause a worsening condition for osteoporosis?

2006-10-27 12:43:39 · 5 answers · asked by timespiral 4

You know the Big Bang?? Well, people say that ever since then, the universe has been spreading out from it's location ever since it's taken place. There is a theory that after the universe will get smaller again, and shrink back. I was thinking about this, and I came up with a theory of my own: after the universe is done shrinking, it will fold back into itself, and the Big Bang will happen again, only this time with different results. Like maybe Earth will still be here, but humans don't exist and the planet is ruled by giant, talking, sentient bugs, or something like that. Maybe we'll all exist, but the sun will blow up tomorrow. Kind of like the alternate dimension theory, only it's the same dimension, and it's all happenign on the same timeline. Sorry if I confused you, I just had to get this out.

2006-10-27 12:09:06 · 16 answers · asked by dalgirl990 2

how fast does the world spin? why cant we feel it?

2006-10-27 11:39:00 · 17 answers · asked by angel_fire3 1

2006-10-27 11:18:05 · 17 answers · asked by csnape2003 3

Just curious.

2006-10-27 11:00:51 · 7 answers · asked by Calvin James Hammer 6

If the outer, ...outer space is said to be nothing, then what really is 'nothingness'?

2006-10-27 10:56:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

OUT OF THESE
last for a much longer time
last for a much shorter time
last about the same time
can be seen from larger areas of Earth

2006-10-27 10:51:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-27 10:44:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-27 10:16:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there a fundamental rule of physics that requires all planets in the universe to be round - or at least some kind of oval shape?

2006-10-27 10:15:34 · 15 answers · asked by Philip S 2

2006-10-27 10:13:04 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous