[MIham] This weekend: The eta Aquarid Meteor Shower

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Space Weather News for May 2, 2006
http://spaceweather.com

METEOR SHOWER:  Earth is about to pass through a stream of dust from
Halley's Comet, and this will produce the annual eta Aquarid meteor shower.
The shower peaks on Saturday, May 6th, with 10 meteors per hour in the
northern hemisphere and as many as 60 meteors per hour in the southern
hemisphere.  The best time to look is during the hours immediately before
sunrise on Saturday morning.

PHOTO OP:  On May 7th, the biggest fragment of dying comet 73P/Schwassmann
Wachmann 3 will glide by the Ring Nebula in Lyra.  The view through backyard
telescopes should be wonderful. This is an opportunity for
astrophotographers to take some rare photos of a comet and a planetary
nebula side by side.

Visit http://spaceweather.com for sky maps and more information.
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