[Nodxa] Fwd: The Lyrid Meteor Shower

[Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)]

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Subject: 	The Lyrid Meteor Shower
Date: 	Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:57:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: 	LEEWICAL at aol.com



Subj: The Lyrid Meteor Shower

     Space Weather News for April 21, 2012
     http://spaceweather.com

     LYRID METEOR SHOWER: The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks this
     weekend on the night of April 21-22 when Earth passes through a
     stream of debris from ancient Comet Thatcher. Usually the shower is
     mild (10-20 meteors per hour) but unmapped filaments of dust in the
     comet's tail sometimes trigger outbursts ten times stronger. This
     year's peak coincides with a new Moon, so lunar interference will
     not be a problem. The promise of a good display has prompted NASA to
     plan an unusual 3D meteor photography experiment combining
     observations from the ground, a research balloon, and the
     International Space Station. More information, observing tips, and
     live audio from a meteor radar are available on today's edition of
     http://SpaceWeather.com

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Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org --or-- kb8nw at arrl.net
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