On Mon 16 Nov at 09:40 Dieter (3:712/610.20) wrote to Avtech-l:

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 D> For a once in a lifetime event ( every 33 years, actually), 
 D> witness a meteor shower of the likes you will rarely see.
 D> 

 D> Available only on November 18th 1998, for a limited time 
 D> only in the wee small hours (2.30am to 5.30am OZ time), 
 D> in the NE corner of the sky. Expect to see approx 3000 
 D> meteors/hour.

I did see 3 meteors in the course of freezing myself for a few hours.

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