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October Meteor Showers
"Meteor Shower Tonight" ^ | October 1, 2020 | Staff

Posted on 10/05/2020 8:12:17 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission

"There are 11 meteor showers peaking in October every year.

Here the brief description of these awesome space events that will light up the autumn sky of October. Keep your eyes to the sky and enjoy!"

(Excerpt) Read more at meteorshowertonight.org ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Science; Weather
KEYWORDS: asteroid; asteroids; astronomy; meteor; october; science; showers
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1 posted on 10/05/2020 8:12:17 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: MtnClimber

APOD ping list?


2 posted on 10/05/2020 8:13:05 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

Don’t want any dirty meteors................


3 posted on 10/05/2020 8:13:42 AM PDT by Red Badger (Sine Q-Anon.....................very............)
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To: 21stCenturion; 21twelve; 4everontheRight; AFB-XYZ; America_Right; Art in Idaho; AZ .44 MAG; ...

Pinging the APOD list for info on October Meteor showers.


4 posted on 10/05/2020 8:32:44 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Thank you!


5 posted on 10/05/2020 8:40:51 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

Please add me to list. I only have the Orionids on my October calendar.


6 posted on 10/05/2020 8:41:02 AM PDT by proud2beconservativeinNJ ("In God We Trust")
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To: Red Badger

That would be a great name for a band. The Dirty Meteors.

L


7 posted on 10/05/2020 8:43:23 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Red Badger

“Don’t want any dirty meteors................

R.B. Who does?

Don’t worry, they’ll de-smutz as they pass through the atmosphere!


8 posted on 10/05/2020 8:46:13 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: Lurker

Dirty Meteor.....................

9 posted on 10/05/2020 8:47:00 AM PDT by Red Badger (Sine Q-Anon.....................very............)
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

Thank you for this reminder~! Now that my pool’s closed up for winter, it gives a reason to keep the chaise lounge chair out on the pool deck.


10 posted on 10/05/2020 9:09:58 AM PDT by sevinufnine
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

I live in Northeast Ohio, one of the cloudiest places on Earth.

In the United States only Seattle exceeds us as far as cloud covered days.


11 posted on 10/05/2020 9:10:59 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirs)
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To: Pontiac

I know...the chance that you have cloudy skies rises in proportion to the possibility of interesting astronomical phenomena. Its like a universal law.


12 posted on 10/05/2020 9:15:14 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: Red Badger

Ahhh! got it!

(Disintegrating metallic comet comes to a fiery end in final journey!!)


13 posted on 10/05/2020 9:19:18 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: proud2beconservativeinNJ

proud2beconservativeinNJ

There may be a comet ping list, but I don’t maintain it and do not know who would!

Would you like to be added to Mtnclimbers APOD ping?

(MtClimber...is the APOD something of an Astronomy ping list, or is there a separate ping list that you are aware of?)


14 posted on 10/05/2020 9:27:32 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

Cool!


15 posted on 10/05/2020 9:38:26 AM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission
Most people will never see a single meteor from most of the events on this list. There are just too few entering the earth's atmosphere and most of them are too dim for viewing in or near metropolitan areas where artificial light reflecting off of dust in the atmosphere washes out the viewing. Your best bet for seeing a couple meteors will be the night of October 6th and maybe October 20th.

The following is from Sky and Telescope

October 7 (night of the 6th): The Draconids
This normally weak shower, which emanates from near the head of Draco, usually offers no more than about 10 faint meteors per hour at its peak, so it's not usually included in this annual roundup. However, astounding "storms" of Draconids occurred in 1933 and 1946 — as recently as 2018 observers logged rates of up to 150 per hour. !

Earth should slide through these streams between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m. EDT. A waxing gibbous Moon will be a problem after it rises around 9 p.m., so the best viewing might be right after dusk. Draconids are especially slow-moving, striking our atmosphere at just 21 km (14 miles) per second.

October 21 (night of the 20th): The Orionids
Here's another modest shower due to Halley's Comet. This year its peak, early on October 21st, is well suited for observers in North America and Europe. Moonlight won't be a problem, and you can start watching around 9 p.m. on the 20th, after the shower's radiant (located above Orion’s bright reddish star Betelgeuse) clears the horizon. But the best rates, perhaps one meteor every few minutes, will come after midnight.

16 posted on 10/05/2020 11:08:09 AM PDT by concentric circles
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission
Dinosaurs use to enjoy the meteor shower....

Blnk
17 posted on 10/05/2020 11:14:31 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
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To: minnesota_bound
Dinosaurs were hunted to extinction by aliens.

Blnk
18 posted on 10/05/2020 11:16:58 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
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To: minnesota_bound

66-Million-year-old Deathbed Linked to Dinosaur-Annihilating Meteor
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/66-million-year-old-meteor-impact-fossil-site-0011689

Neat photo of buried dinosaurs.


19 posted on 10/05/2020 11:18:09 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
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To: sevinufnine
Thank you for this reminder~! Now that my pool’s closed up for winter, it gives a reason to keep the chaise lounge chair out on the pool deck.

According to astroviewer.net, this week will provide us with nightly viewings of the ISS. The weather conditions are perfect for North Texas, clear all week (of course, that can always change). Better yet, temps will be in the low 70s, so you'll find me in the backyard, enjoying a glass or two (or three) of superb Texas wine.

20 posted on 10/05/2020 11:25:59 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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