[MIham] Fw: The Geminid Meteor Shower

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From: "SpaceWeather.com" <swlist at spaceweather.com>
To: "SpaceWeather.com" <swlist at spaceweather.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 4:25 PM
Subject: The Geminid Meteor Shower


> Space Weather News for December 11, 2004
> http://spaceweather.com
>
> GEMINID METEORS: The 2004 Geminid meteor shower is underway.  Midnight sky
> watchers this weekend can expect to see bright meteors shooting out of the
> constellation Geminid--at least a few per hour. Rates will increase
> many-fold on Dec. 13th when the shower peaks.
>
> Because this meteor shower has such a broad peak, a good display is
> possible twice: on Monday morning, Dec. 13th, during the dark hours before
> sunrise and again on Monday evening, Dec. 13th, especially during the
> hours around midnight.
>
> Visit spaceweather.com for more information and predictions for selected
> US cities.
>
> COMET MACHHOLZ: While you're out watching the meteor shower, take a look
> at Comet Machholz--a 5th-magnitude fuzzball near the feet of Orion. You
> can see it with the unaided eye from dark-sky sites and it looks great
> through a small telescope.
>
> ---



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