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Perseid Meteor Shower -- Coming soon to a sky near you.
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Posted on 08/05/2005 4:35:30 PM PDT by berkeleybeej
Just a heads-up's to FR geeks. The meteors have already started, but it looks as if this could be a real event.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: meteors; sky
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To: berkeleybeej
Why can't they schedule these for a more convenient time?
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posted on
08/05/2005 4:39:02 PM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(I'm sick and tired of being sicked and tired!)
To: berkeleybeej
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posted on
08/05/2005 4:39:49 PM PDT
by
Samwise
("You have the nerve to say that terrorism is caused by resisting it?")
To: berkeleybeej
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posted on
08/05/2005 4:40:13 PM PDT
by
Khepera
(Do not remove by penalty of law!)
To: Khepera
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posted on
08/05/2005 4:40:53 PM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(I'm sick and tired of being sicked and tired!)
To: berkeleybeej
Full article here:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/22jul_perseids2005.htm
"July 22, 2005: Got a calendar? Circle this date: Friday, August 12th. Next to the circle write "before sunrise" and "Meteors!" Attach all of the above to your refrigerator in plain view so you won't miss the 2005 Perseid meteor shower."
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posted on
08/05/2005 4:42:02 PM PDT
by
Textide
To: berkeleybeej
I think I'll wait until it comes out on DVD.
To: berkeleybeej; KevinDavis
From the article:
Editor's Notes: (1) The Perseids are a northern hemisphere meteor shower. Southerners can see Perseids, too, but at greatly reduced rates.
Ya'd think these fer'ners would have to pay more to see it....
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posted on
08/05/2005 4:43:14 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Space BUMP)
To: berkeleybeej
Thanks for the heads up... I forgot.
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posted on
08/05/2005 4:49:37 PM PDT
by
brooklin
To: berkeleybeej
At last sighting, Algore was seen ducking behind a glacier in Iceland, screaming: "The SKY is FALLING, THE SKY IS FALLING !!!"
To: ElkGroveDan
I'm just delighted that I won't be freezing my rear-end off as I seem to have to do with the other major meteor showers.
To: ElkGroveDan
"Why can't they schedule these for a more convenient time?"I'm normally still up at that time ;=)
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posted on
08/05/2005 5:15:19 PM PDT
by
KoRn
To: ElkGroveDan
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posted on
08/05/2005 5:16:57 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Durka Durka Durka. Muhammed Jihad Durka.)
To: berkeleybeej
A ping to remind me. thanx for the info.
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posted on
08/05/2005 5:17:16 PM PDT
by
Chani
(If it isn't in Texas, you probably don't need it.)
To: berkeleybeej
Sakes, why does the best time to see it always have to be at 3:00 AM?
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posted on
08/05/2005 5:27:36 PM PDT
by
Excuse_My_Bellicosity
("A litany of complaints is not a plan." -- G.W. Bush, regarding Sen. Kerry's lack of vision)
To: freedumb2003
Probably local time. I'm thinking that that's the time when the earth rotates into the right position for the oncoming meteors to hit the atmosphere above you. I'm not an astronomer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night....
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posted on
08/05/2005 5:30:08 PM PDT
by
Excuse_My_Bellicosity
("A litany of complaints is not a plan." -- G.W. Bush, regarding Sen. Kerry's lack of vision)
To: Molly Pitcher; Howlin; MozartLover; Dog; Miss Marple; lysie; Two Thirds Vote Aye
Coming to a sky near you soon ... :-)
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posted on
08/05/2005 5:35:03 PM PDT
by
kayak
(Have you prayed for your President today?)
To: freedumb2003
And you will like August. Picture this: It's four in the morning. The sky is dark. The breeze is pleasant. Mars is beaming down from the east while meteors flit across the sky. Maybe you should go circle the calendar again.
Editor's Notes: ... (2) All times mentioned in this story are local, so, e.g., "2 a.m." means 2 o'clock in the morning in your time zone.
This is at the end of the linked article.
To: ElkGroveDan
Why can't they schedule these for a more convenient time? I have to agree. 2 PM Saturday is the best time to pull out my camera. *\;-)
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posted on
08/05/2005 5:51:56 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || Trad-Ang Ping: I read the dreck so you don't have to || Iran Azadi)
To: berkeleybeej
It never occurred to me to actually follow the link -- interferes with posting time doncha know ;)
Thanks for doing the dirty work for me.
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posted on
08/05/2005 5:57:41 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Durka Durka Durka. Muhammed Jihad Durka.)
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