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Orionid Meteors To Peak This Weekend
New Scientist ^
| 10-20-2006
| David Shiga
Posted on 10/20/2006 3:05:30 PM PDT by blam
Orionid meteors to peak this weekend
15:24 20 October 2006
NewScientist.com news service
David Shiga
One of the year's best displays of meteors will occur this weekend. Called the Orionids, the meteors are bits of rocky debris shed from Halley's Comet that burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
The display will be visible for both northern and southern hemisphere observers and should produce 20 meteors per hour at its peak. Friday night and Saturday night should be best, especially very early in the morning.
Meteors in the Orionid family can appear anywhere in the sky, but their paths trace back to a spot in the constellation Orion, from which they take their name.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: meteors; orionid
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posted on
10/20/2006 3:05:31 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
I observed one just last night, in Dallas County, looking west
2
posted on
10/20/2006 3:10:18 PM PDT
by
Texans
To: blam
3
posted on
10/20/2006 3:14:00 PM PDT
by
kinoxi
To: blam
so when and where should we look in Central FL? Not that we could see them here with all the lights, but we can hope!
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posted on
10/20/2006 3:17:15 PM PDT
by
aberaussie
(Ignorance has a cost.)
To: blam
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posted on
10/20/2006 3:19:14 PM PDT
by
PRND21
To: blam
Bush's Fault
6
posted on
10/20/2006 3:31:11 PM PDT
by
Don Corleone
(Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
To: Don Corleone
Gee! I thought the DUmmies said President Bush was too stupid to know how to make a meteor fly.
To: blam
I had a pretty good show sitting in the treeline this morning. Saw lots of meteors. No deer....
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posted on
10/20/2006 3:49:49 PM PDT
by
Ribeye
(Protective head wear courtesy of "Reynolds Aluminum Products - Implant Suppression Division")
To: blam
I will look, but several inches of snow is expected and the sky is likely to be occluded.
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posted on
10/20/2006 3:52:23 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: aberaussie
"so when and where should we look in Central FL? " Look west.
10
posted on
10/20/2006 3:52:23 PM PDT
by
blam
To: All
Rove' October surprise.
I have to go catch my comet now.
11
posted on
10/20/2006 3:58:21 PM PDT
by
MaxMax
(God Bless America)
To: Texans
Here in Michigan, Orion is at 2:00 high, due East at 5:00 AM. So, this Meteor you saw should have been "Going" West if this was one they speak of...
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posted on
10/20/2006 3:59:00 PM PDT
by
sit-rep
( http://trulineint.com/latestposts.asp)
"Why are you people so fascinated with meteors and comets?"
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posted on
10/20/2006 4:02:20 PM PDT
by
Pylon
(Remember boys, flies spread disease, so keep yours closed.)
To: blam
Early morning is too difficult. Could they reschedule this for the previous evening before we go to bed?? That would be MUCH more convenient!!
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posted on
10/20/2006 4:49:20 PM PDT
by
Zetman
(I believe the children are the next generation.)
To: sit-rep
If I'm up and about at 5:00 am, I'll check it out.
Unlikely, though.
To: Larry Lucido
I'll give yer land line a crank call @ 0455... ...You'll be up! ;o)
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posted on
10/20/2006 5:26:55 PM PDT
by
sit-rep
( http://trulineint.com/latestposts.asp)
To: Zetman
I apologize. I was working with last years schedule.
I will set it for 2100-0200 Friday. See ya there.
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posted on
10/20/2006 5:30:22 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Democrats cannot be trusted with national security. See Larry Hanauer.)
To: Texans
Saw a little one in NM last night.
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posted on
10/20/2006 5:33:37 PM PDT
by
razorback-bert
(I met Bill Clinton once but he didn’t really talk — he was hitting on my wife)
To: blam
If there's a break in the cloud cover, I might consider freezing my tookus off watching for them. :')
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posted on
10/20/2006 9:19:09 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Dhimmicrati delenda est! https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: SunkenCiv
It's too damn cold to stick my head out the door! Can someone post a photo?
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posted on
10/20/2006 9:23:49 PM PDT
by
Ciexyz
(Satisfied owner of a 2007 Toyota Corolla. (110 miles on a quarter tank of gas is great mileage.))
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