From frank at mountcalvarygreenville.org  Wed Aug  6 00:02:13 2008
From: frank at mountcalvarygreenville.org (Frank)
Date: Wed Aug  6 00:08:00 2008
Subject: [MIham] Countdown to the Perseid Meteor Shower
Message-ID: <F1A3DD3C9B894965B8D5280E6E8A60BC@FRANKSPC>

Space Weather News for August 5, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

COUNTDOWN TO THE PERSEIDS: The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks one week 
from today, on Tuesday, August 12th. The best time to look is during the 
dark hours before dawn on Tuesday morning when forecasters expect 50 to 100 
meteors per hour.  Get away from city lights if you can; plan a camping 
trip!  The darker the sky, the more meteors you will see.

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. Photos of these early arrivals will be featured in the days ahead on 
http://Spaceweather.com as part of our full coverage of the Perseid meteor 
shower.

BONUS:  Last Friday's total solar eclipse is history, but new pictures 
continue to appear in our photo gallery.  Start browsing at this URL: 
http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_01aug08_page3.htm

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From frank at mountcalvarygreenville.org  Mon Aug 11 11:14:55 2008
From: frank at mountcalvarygreenville.org (Frank)
Date: Mon Aug 11 11:21:31 2008
Subject: [MIham] Perseid Meteor Shower
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Space Weather News for August 11, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

METEOR ALERT: The Perseid meteor shower is underway and should reach its 
peak during the next 24 hours. Forecasters say the best time to look is 
during the dark hours before dawn on Tuesday, August 12th. The glaring Moon 
sets around 2:00 a.m., and that's when the Perseids could appear in numbers 
as high as 60 per hour. The best displays will be seen from rural areas with 
dark skies.  Sky maps, photos and more information are available at 
http://spaceweather.com.

WEEKEND AURORAS:  A solar wind stream hit Earth on August 9th sparking 
Northern Lights over Canada and at least two US states.  See the show here: 
http://spaceweather.com/aurora/gallery_01aug08.htm

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From frank at mountcalvarygreenville.org  Fri Aug 15 22:53:11 2008
From: frank at mountcalvarygreenville.org (Frank)
Date: Fri Aug 15 23:00:06 2008
Subject: [MIham] Weekend Lunar Eclipse
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Space Weather News for Aug. 15, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

LUNAR ECLIPSE: This Saturday, August 16th, people on every continent 
*except* North America can see a lunar eclipse. At maximum, around 2110 UT 
(5:10 pm EDT), more than 81% of the Moon will be inside Earth's shadow, 
producing a vivid red orb in the night sky visible to the naked eye even 
from light-polluted cities.  The entire eclipse lasts more than 3 hours, so 
there's plenty of time for gazing, drinking coffee, and taking pictures.

North Americans can watch the eclipse via live webcast beginning 3:30 pm EDT 
on Saturday afternoon.  Eclipse-cam links may be found, along with time 
tables, visibility maps, and eclipse photo galleries, at 
http://spaceweather.com .

PERSEID RECAP:  The Perseid meteor shower peaked on August 13th with maximum 
rates exceeding 130 meteors per hour.  Despite interference from the bright 
Moon, it was arguably the best Perseid show in years.  Browse the gallery 
starting here:
http://spaceweather.com/meteors/gallery_12aug08_page3.htm

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From jamelar at localnet.com  Sat Aug 30 19:55:24 2008
From: jamelar at localnet.com (Jack Amelar)
Date: Sat Aug 30 20:03:41 2008
Subject: [MIham] GRAHamfest
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Let's not forget GRAHamfest 2??8 (Grand Rapids Area Hamfest) This 
Saturday, September 6, at the Kent County Fairgrounds in Lowell.
The usual with hamfests in the area, 6AM vendor setup, 8AM opens. Friday 
evening setup as well, potluck at 7PM. Overnight camping. LOTS MORE 
INFORMATION.
I could go on, but most your questions can be answered at 
http://www.grahamfest.org/
or contact me at (616)897-6885, Cell (616)318-4551, e-mail 
grahamfest08@w8dc.org?subject=Hamfest
See you Saturday.

73 Jack NY8D
