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OT: Orionid meteor shower

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Spacehead

Lifer
METEORS FROM HALLEY'S COMET:
Earth is entering a stream of dusty debris from Halley's Comet, and this is causing the annual Orionid meteor shower. If forecasters are correct, the shower will peak on Wednesday morning, Oct. 21st, with dozens of meteors per hour. The best time to look is during the dark hours before local dawn.
For the past three years, Orionid rates have been unusually high, with reports of 60 or more meteors per hour. Researchers believe this is a result of some very old and rich debris from Comet Halley drifting across Earth's orbit. Computer models of the debris suggest that it is still in the neighborhood, so the trend of "good Orionids" could continue in 2009.
Visit http://spaceweather.com for photos and updates.
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Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain the next couple of nights around here 🙁
Good luck everyone else.
 
Thanks for the info, Spacehead! For us it will be a peak just after lunch ... 😉 🙁
I'll check tomorrow evening ...
 
I should put clothes on and go see if I can see anything....


I really need to see a good meteor shower or something in my lifetime. It's too bad none of this occurred (or I was aware of it at any rate) while I was out to see onboard ship. Absolutely 0 light pollution... It's amazing what you can see in the middle of the ocean when you go to darken ship.... Nebulae are visible with the naked eye--it was amazing. 🙂
 
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