Jacques van Oene
August 12th 05, 03:16 PM
Space Weather News for August 11, 2005
http://spaceweather.com
The Perseid meteor shower is underway. The shower's broad peak extends from
August 11th through 13th, with August 12th being best. If you get away from
bright city lights and watch the sky between local midnight and dawn on
Friday morning, August 12th, you can expect to see dozens to hundreds of
meteors.
The planet Mars is out during the Perseid meteor shower, too. It's that
bright red "star" high in the eastern sky before dawn. Many Perseid meteors
will appear to fly past Mars on Friday morning--a pretty sight.
And speaking of Mars, beware the Mars Hoax. A rumor about the red planet
continues to spread via email. The message claims that Mars will come so
close to Earth on August 27th that it looks as big as the full Moon. In
fact, Mars is approaching Earth for a close encounter in October--not
August. October's close approach will indeed be beautiful, but Mars will
never rival the Moon.
Get the full story, plus sky maps, pictures of Perseids, and solar activity
updates at Spaceweather.com.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
http://spaceweather.com
The Perseid meteor shower is underway. The shower's broad peak extends from
August 11th through 13th, with August 12th being best. If you get away from
bright city lights and watch the sky between local midnight and dawn on
Friday morning, August 12th, you can expect to see dozens to hundreds of
meteors.
The planet Mars is out during the Perseid meteor shower, too. It's that
bright red "star" high in the eastern sky before dawn. Many Perseid meteors
will appear to fly past Mars on Friday morning--a pretty sight.
And speaking of Mars, beware the Mars Hoax. A rumor about the red planet
continues to spread via email. The message claims that Mars will come so
close to Earth on August 27th that it looks as big as the full Moon. In
fact, Mars is approaching Earth for a close encounter in October--not
August. October's close approach will indeed be beautiful, but Mars will
never rival the Moon.
Get the full story, plus sky maps, pictures of Perseids, and solar activity
updates at Spaceweather.com.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info