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The Orionids Meteor Shower 21st Oct
By: walktall Date: October 18, 2012, 4:09 am
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The Orionids -- so named because they appear to streak out of a
point (called the radiant) in the constellation Orion -- will
peak on October 21st. Sky watchers north of the equator with
dark clear skies will spot 15 to 20 meteors each hour before
dawn.
"Earth comes close to the orbit of Halley's Comet twice a year,
once in May and again in October," explains Don Yeomans, manager
of NASA's Near-Earth Object Program at the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory. Although the comet itself is rarely nearby -- it's
beyond the orbit of Saturn now -- Halley's dusty debris
constantly moves through the inner solar system and causes the
two regular meteor showers.
Link: Orionids Meteor Shower
(HTM) http://space.about.com/od/meteoroids/ss/orionids.htm
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Re: The Orionids Meteor Shower 21st Oct
By: Griff Grof Date: October 18, 2012, 9:54 am
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Wow - thanks for sharing this - the date is in the diary ;D
Lets hope the Great British weather doesn't let us down though!
;)
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Re: The Orionids Meteor Shower 21st Oct
By: walktall Date: October 20, 2012, 12:31 am
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foggy, no chance of spotting meteors :(
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Re: The Orionids Meteor Shower 21st Oct
By: Griff Grof Date: October 20, 2012, 4:02 am
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Never say never ;) But silly weather! :'(
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Re: The Orionids Meteor Shower 21st Oct
By: walktall Date: October 20, 2012, 11:49 am
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[quote author=Griff Grof link=topic=187.msg2705#msg2705
date=1350723771]
Never say never ;)
[/quote]
In this case, it was no chance as the fog stayed till sun rise
and that was it until tonight :(
What will the weather bring tonight?
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Re: The Orionids Meteor Shower 21st Oct
By: Griff Grof Date: October 20, 2012, 12:26 pm
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Skies clearing up around here ;D
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Re: The Orionids Meteor Shower 21st Oct
By: walktall Date: October 20, 2012, 3:21 pm
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Yes here too. Sun set was good with very few clouds but the best
time for the meteors is supposed to be just before dawn.
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Re: The Orionids Meteor Shower 21st Oct
By: walktall Date: October 20, 2012, 3:54 pm
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Just been out side.
NOT one star can be seen >:(
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Re: The Orionids Meteor Shower 21st Oct
By: Griff Grof Date: October 20, 2012, 3:59 pm
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>:(... Now we can only hope it clears up during the night :)
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Re: The Orionids Meteor Shower 21st Oct
By: walktall Date: October 20, 2012, 7:02 pm
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There is low level fog :( but I can see stars ;D but Orion is
low in the south west sky :( but I've seen four meteors ;D
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