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2004-08-10 -Short Attention Span Theater-

"Unusually Good" Meteor Shower Expected Thursday

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Posted by 2% 2004-08-10 13:11|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 O goody! I blinded thousands in my day! You could see me in daylight and read a newspaper by nite! Fooled ya!

Posted by Dhimi Kahootek 2004-08-10 15:09|| 2004-08-10 15:09|| Front Page Top

#2 For those interested in viewing, here's some info from Space.com pages:

"On the night of shower maximum, the Perseid radiant is not far from the famous "Double Star Cluster" of Perseus. Low in the northeast during the early evening, it rises higher in the sky until morning twilight ends observing. Perseid meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, but if traced backward, they all point toward Perseus, which is know as the shower's radiant."
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As with meteor activity in general, Perseid activity increases sharply in the hours after midnight, so plan your observing times accordingly. We are then looking more nearly face-on into the direction of the Earthâs motion as it orbits the Sun, and the radiant is also higher up."
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The part of Earth where dawn is breaking is always at the leading edge of our planet's plunge along its orbital path around the Sun. This part of the planet tends to "catch" oncoming meteors left by a comet, whereas the other side of Earth, where it is dusk or late evening, outruns the debris. For that reason, the hours between midnight and dawn are typically the best time to watch a meteor shower."

Thx for the heads-up, 2%!

Posted by .com 2004-08-10 15:23|| http://]">[http://] 2004-08-10 15:23|| Front Page Top

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