[OH-KY-IN] More on the Perseid Meteor Shower

[Phil Smith]

Want to learn more?  Read about it at NASA:

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/22jul_perseiddawn.htm

73 - Phil



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Subject: [mvarbb] It's Perseid Meteor Shower Time Again--Peaks August 12


Excerpt from Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1617 - August 8, 2008


HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER ON AUGUST 12


Meteor scatter enthusiasts attention.  The annual Perseid meteor shower
peaks on Tuesday, August 12th.  The best time to see them and make
contact
by bouncing signals off their ionized tails is during the dark hours
before
dawn on Tuesday morning when forecasters expect 50 to 100 meteors per
hour.

The source of the Perseids is Comet Swift-Tuttle, which has littered the
August portion of Earth's orbit with space dust. The dusty zone is broad
and
Earth is already in its outskirts. As a result, even before the peak on
August 12th, you may see some "early Perseids" streaking across the night
sky.  (VHF Reflector)