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Topic: Perseid meteor shower
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thecatos Prowler Junkie Posts: 85 From: Copperas Cove, Texas Registered: OCT 2001
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posted 08-06-2002 11:47 PM
The annual Perseid meteor shower has begun in modest fashion and will soon start building toward a peak Aug. 12, when as many as 60 or more shooting stars could be visible each hour from the Northern Hemisphere. Technically, the peak occurs in the afternoon of Aug. 12 in North America. Meteors can only be seen at night, however. The best views will come late Sunday, Aug. 11 into the early hours of Monday. The shower should remain strong Monday night and into dawn on Tuesday, Aug. 13. So if your out late, put the top down and watch the show.
------------------ Back off man, I'm a scientist!!
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butchcee Prowler Junkie Posts: 7476 From: Lake Ariel, Pa. Registered: SEP 2000
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posted 08-07-2002 10:00 AM
cooool -bring it to the top again before the weekend as a reminder.
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CJ Prowler Junkie Posts: 18860 From: Rochester Hills, MI USA Registered: JUL 2000
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posted 08-07-2002 12:50 PM
Thanks for the heads up (no pun intended lol!). My son and grandson are into astrology and I copied and emailed him so he would know..
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Black Tie 161 Prowler Junkie Posts: 3563 From: MD, USA Registered: JUL 2002
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posted 08-08-2002 12:08 PM
The Perseids are awesome...Last year we laid out and watched the Leonid meteor "Storm" Last Nov. 16th. We saw literally hundreds of meteors and saw as many as 4 to 5 at once! Earth had passed ritght through a comets dust trail. This Nov seems to be almost as good. mark your calendar for that one and turn the heat up in the Prowler!
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PROWLER-KEITH Prowler Junkie Posts: 1243 From: British Columbia\ Canada Registered: JUN 2001
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posted 08-10-2002 07:25 AM
bringing it back up again
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