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Date Posted: 15:00:54 08/12/07 Sun
Author: Toy tiger
Subject: Re: Celestial phenomenon
In reply to: Michael 's message, "Re: Celestial phenomenon" on 06:02:21 08/12/07 Sun

>>>>It is time for the Perseid Meteor Shower, which
>peaks
>>>>on August 12th. If you set up a reclining chair in a
>>>>spot where you can see lots of sky, get your feet
>>>>pointing northeast, and your eyes looking upwards,
>>and
>>>>you should see a few Perseid meteors. The shower
>>>>occasionally reaches numbers up to 400 per hour, but
>>I
>>>>have ussually seen no more than four or five an
>hour.
>>>>The meteors tend to be orangeish, and moving at a
>>>>medium speed. All the trails of the Perseid meteors
>>>>point back to the constellation Perseus, which is in
>>>>the northeast.
>>>>
>>>>Get a good lager in your hand, and play some music
>in
>>>>the background, and you may see some or many of the
>>>>meteors. God's own fireworks, eh?
>>
>>>I've just spent two hours lying on my back looking at
>>>the sky and..............nothing!!
>>
>>
>>......and I got bitten to pieces by mosquitos! Bah!
>>Humbug!
>
>Maybe you didnt have enough lager?


I spent two periods of half an hour each last night, with the same result as you, Welshman. One of my friends told me this morning that he had seen one casually last night. Grrrr! I don't think this is going to be a big year for the Perseids.

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