[TMRA] ISS Space Cam 1 / Perseids Meteor Shower

[Steve kb9ups]

ISS Space Cam 1 SSTV mode Robot 36
It looks like the Slide Show mode is still running. 
Just got word from Russia that down link sstv still 
present on 145.800. 
Aug 13, 2055 utc.

Slide show mode will send a new image aprox every 3-5 
minutes. The images have been previously stored on 
the Disk drive. The USB camera is not active at this 
time.
More info on ISS Space Cam 1 and SSTV
Marexmg Web page 
http://www.marexmg.org
 
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ALSO:
Perseids meteor shower peaks tonight 8-13-06 between 10pm and 2am, but will be visible for several more days.
Perseus can be found to the right of the North Star and just below Cassiopeia (large W shaped constulation). Meteor count will be 50-125 per/hour, but it is common to see as many as 400-1000 per/hour. 

73's
Steve/kb9ups
AMSAT area coordinator, Toledo, OH.
AMSAT area coordinator, Streator, IL.
AMSAT Eagle 1 Build Team
www.qsl.net/kb9ups

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