[MIham] Weekend meteor shower

Frank frank at mclc908.org
Sun Dec 14 17:42:49 EST 2014


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 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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