[Meteor-Scatter] Summer Meteor Shower

Sat, 20 Jul 2002 07:00:57 +0000

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Subject: Summer Meteor Shower
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 17:12:02 -0500
From: NASA Science News <[email protected]>
Reply-To: "NASA Science News" <[email protected]>
To: "NASA Science News" <[email protected]>

NASA Science News for July 19, 2002

This weekend Earth will enter the outskirts of a cloud of comet debris. 
It marks the beginning of the annual  Perseid meteor shower, which peaks
on August 12th and 13th. The warmth of northern summer makes the Perseids
one of the year's most inviting sky shows.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/19jul_perseids.htm?list486028

Home page: http://science.nasa.gov

73! John PA5MS