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Posted on 08/03/2025 10:58:20 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: In about a week the Perseid Meteor Shower will reach its maximum. Grains of icy rock will streak across the sky as they evaporate during entry into Earth's atmosphere. These grains were shed from Comet Swift-Tuttle. The Perseids result from the annual crossing of the Earth through Comet Swift-Tuttle's orbit, and are typically the most active meteor shower of the year. Although it is hard to predict the level of activity in any meteor shower, in a clear dark sky an observer might see a meteor a minute. This year's Perseids peak just a few days after full moon, and so some faint meteors will be lost to the lunar skyglow. Meteor showers in general are best seen from a relaxing position, away from lights. Featured here is a meteor caught exploding during the 2015 Perseids above Austria next to the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy.
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Kinda’ like my last marriage.
bttt
Comet Swift-Tuttle
George Costanza: Ah, ta ta, Tuttle!
Wow.
That was a bright one.
From Wikipedia:
“It was then noticed that if its next perihelion passage (July 2126) was also off by another 15 days (July 26), the comet could impact the Earth or the Moon on 14 August 2126.[13]”
This would put it 14 years after the events depicted in the Rush album 2112. I’m sure the planets of the solar federation will be prepared to take action.
Oh, for a little bit of Art Bell, and his callers talking about the prelude to attack. The images are a test of the alien technology that will come eventually.
And my first one . . .
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