[MIham] Fw: A Meteor Shower and a Solar Eclipse on the Same Day (Jan. 4)

[Frank]

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Subject: A Meteor Shower and a Solar Eclipse on the Same Day (Jan. 4)


Space Weather News for Jan. 3, 2011
http://spaceweather.com

QUADRANTID METEOR SHOWER: Sky watchers in the northern hemisphere should be 
alert for meteors before sunrise on Tuesday, Jan. 4th.  Earth is about to 
pass through a narrow stream of debris from shattered comet 2003 EH1, the 
parent of the annual Quadrantid meteor shower.  Forecasters say the 
encounter could produce a fast flurry of 100 meteors per hour during the 
early hours of Jan. 4th. Details and observing tips may be found at 
http://spaceweather.com .

GOT CLOUDS?  No problem. You can stay inside and listen to the Quadrantids. 
Tune into SpaceWeather Radio for live meteor echoes from the US Air Force 
Space Surveillance Radar in Texas: http://spaceweatherradio.com .

PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE:  After the meteor shower, observers in Europe, 
northern Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia can witness a partial 
eclipse of the sun.  In western Europe, as much as 86% of the solar disk 
will be covered by the Moon at dawn, producing a fantastic crescent sunrise 
on Jan. 4th.  Check http://spaceweather.com for details, animated maps and 
live webcasts.