[Nodxa] Draconid Meteor Shower-FOR VHFers

[Tedd Mirgliotta KB8NW]

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Subject: 	Draconid Meteor Shower-FOR VHFers
Date: 	Thu, 7 Oct 2010 22:12:39 EDT
From: 	LEEWICAL at aol.com
To: 	kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org



FYI
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From: swlist at spaceweather.com
To: swlist at spaceweather.com
Sent: 10/7/2010 3:38:17 P.M. Hawaiian Standard Time
Subj: Draconid Meteor Shower

      Space Weather News for Oct. 8, 2010
      http://spaceweather.com

      DRACONID METEORS: Every year around Oct. 8th, Earth passes through a
      minefield of dusty debris from Comet Giacobini-Zinner, source of the
      annual Draconid meteor shower. This year, forecasters expect Earth
      to narrowly miss several of the debris streams, resulting in no
      appreciable display for 2010. Next year, however, could be
      different. On Oct. 8, 2011, Earth will have a nearly head-on
      collision with a tendril of dust, setting off a strong outburst of
      as many as 750 meteors per hour. One year from now, sky watchers
      could see the strongest meteor shower since the Leonid storms a
      decade ago. Mark your calendar and, meanwhile, follow the links at
      http://spaceweather.com for more information.

      COMET HARTLEY 2 UPDATE: Comet 103P/Hartley 2 continues to approach
      Earth for an 11-million-mile close encounter on Oct. 20th. It is not
      yet visible to the unaided eye, but amateur astronomers are finding
      it easily using backyard telescopes. The comet's vivid green
      atmosphere now subtends an angle equal to some of the biggest
      craters and seas on the Moon. Visit http://spaceweather.com for sky
      maps and latest images.

      THE COMET HUNTER: Looking for the right optics to observe Comet
      Hartley 2? We recommend the David H. Levy Comet Hunter:
      http://explorescientific.com/davidlevycomethunter/index.html

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Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org --or-- kb8nw at arrl.net
Editor of the "Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin" (OPDX - "DXer's Tool of Excellence")
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
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