[MIham] Weekend meteor shower
Frank
frank at mclc908.org
Sun Dec 14 17:42:49 EST 2014
P7 - Proper, Pre-Planning, Prevents, Pathetically, Poor, Performance
GEMINID METEOR SHOWER: The best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids,
peaks this weekend when Earth passes through a stream of debris from "rock
comet" 3200 Phaethon. Forecasters expect to see as many as 120 meteors per
hour when the shower peaks on Dec. 13th and 14th. Visit
http://spaceweather.com for photos and observing tips.
AURORA WATCH: A geomagnetic storm is underway on Dec. 12th as Earth
enters a high-speed stream of solar wind. Aurora alerts are available from
http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).
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