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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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KEYWORDS: meteors; orionid
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1 posted on 10/20/2006 3:05:31 PM PDT by blam
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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
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To: blam

Thanks for the reminder.


3 posted on 10/20/2006 3:14:00 PM PDT by kinoxi
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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!


4 posted on 10/20/2006 3:17:15 PM PDT by aberaussie (Ignorance has a cost.)
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To: blam

idx


5 posted on 10/20/2006 3:19:14 PM PDT by PRND21
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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)
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To: Don Corleone

Gee! I thought the DUmmies said President Bush was too stupid to know how to make a meteor fly.


7 posted on 10/20/2006 3:35:12 PM PDT by ProudFossil
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To: blam

I had a pretty good show sitting in the treeline this morning. Saw lots of meteors. No deer....


8 posted on 10/20/2006 3:49:49 PM PDT by Ribeye (Protective head wear courtesy of "Reynolds Aluminum Products - Implant Suppression Division")
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To: blam

I will look, but several inches of snow is expected and the sky is likely to be occluded.


9 posted on 10/20/2006 3:52:23 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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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
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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)
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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...


12 posted on 10/20/2006 3:59:00 PM PDT by sit-rep ( http://trulineint.com/latestposts.asp)
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"Why are you people so fascinated with meteors and comets?"


13 posted on 10/20/2006 4:02:20 PM PDT by Pylon (Remember boys, flies spread disease, so keep yours closed.)
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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!!


14 posted on 10/20/2006 4:49:20 PM PDT by Zetman (I believe the children are the next generation.)
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To: sit-rep

If I'm up and about at 5:00 am, I'll check it out.

Unlikely, though.


15 posted on 10/20/2006 4:53:55 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido

I'll give yer land line a crank call @ 0455... ...You'll be up! ;o)


16 posted on 10/20/2006 5:26:55 PM PDT by sit-rep ( http://trulineint.com/latestposts.asp)
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To: Zetman

I apologize. I was working with last years schedule.

I will set it for 2100-0200 Friday. See ya there.


17 posted on 10/20/2006 5:30:22 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Democrats cannot be trusted with national security. See Larry Hanauer.)
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To: Texans

Saw a little one in NM last night.


18 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)
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To: blam

If there's a break in the cloud cover, I might consider freezing my tookus off watching for them. :')


19 posted on 10/20/2006 9:19:09 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Dhimmicrati delenda est! https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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It's too damn cold to stick my head out the door! Can someone post a photo?


20 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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