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Subject: Aug. 11 Meteor Shower

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Blobrana

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Date Posted: 12:42:33 07/31/04 Sat

Here are a few tips to get the most from this years Perseid meteor shower:
First you need a good dark sky away from light pollution and with a good view of the northeast to
Eastern sky. It also helps if it's a clear sky!
The best times to view are after midnight till dawn on August 12th.
A few days before or after this time will still yield nice bright, fast
Meteor streaks. They radiate from the constellation of Perseus. Sometimes you pick up
Sporadic meteors not related to the Perseids Shower. There are other
secondary showers during that time. Sky watchers can expect to see
dozens, possibly hundreds, of meteors per hour during these times.
The Moon is new in mid-August; so moonlight won't spoil the show this
year.
Second, in addition to the usual shower on August 12th, there might be
an extra surge of meteors on August 11th caused by a new filament of dust
drifting across Earth's orbit.
It is predicted that the Earth will plough through the filament on Wednesday, August 11th at 2100 UT (5p.m. EDT). This will produce a surge of mostly faint meteors over Europe and Asia. Observers might see "as many as 200 meteors per hour," so it `s worth getting away from city lights to watch the show. Later that night, observers in North America can see the "traditional Perseid peak" caused by the older dust from Swift-Tuttle. "Expect 40 to 60 meteors per hour, some of them bright,"
Good viewing!

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