But at IUCAA, Prof Jayant Narlikar and his colleague Arvind Paranjpye were understandably cautious when it came to elucidating on how spectacular the show would be last year. ``It is difficult to predict such phenomenon but we are expecting the showers to peak on the morning of November 18 at 7.30 am,'' said Prof Narlikar.

The fact that the celestial phenomenon will occur in the morning, will probably take a lot away from it as the sunlight will prove to be a great dampener. But Pune is at a natural advantage because of the timing of the shower. The more westerly one heads the better one gets to see.

According to Paranjpye, the Middle East would be one of the best places for observing this phenomenon. But this time the IUCAA will be observing with close circuit televisions and plans are that next year a more detailed observations would be noted down. ``We might even go in for spectroscopy to get more data on the phenomenon,'' said Paranjpye.

For city enthusiasts. the directives are like last year. Avoid well-lit places and if one can go outside the city, chances of getting a good show improve. And no, no hi-tech equipment will be required as the show will be visible with the naked eye and with a little bit of practice even photographs could be taken.

``We have also set up an information centre at the Dnyan Prabodhini,'' Paranjpye said, ``and we will have logbooks and start maps to help felicitate a better understanding of the phenomenon.'' A team has already been placed for observing this year's showers and they will swing into action from November 15 right through to November 20. ``This will enable us to understand the before and after effects of the phenomenon,'' Paranjpye pointed out.

The scientists at IUCAA will also move out of the city by November 15 and will be following the shower keenly. The comet, that comes every 33.3 years, had generated a lot of interest last year, because of the cosmic debris in the form of Leonid showers it left behind. Here's hoping that this year will be better!