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RE: Perseid meteor shower

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The peak of the annual shower, which is the remains of a dead comet, is expected Wednesday morning, just before the sun rises. However, the setting moon will also be in the sky at the same time, and astronomers say the light from the moon will make it harder to see the shooting stars.
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The Perseid meteor shower, considered the richest of the year, consists of tiny pieces of the Swift-Tuttle comet left behind during its 130-year-solar orbit.
These pieces of space dust - some as large as peas but most just a few millimetres across - burn up as they hit Earth's atmosphere, creating the shooting stars.

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Meteor scatter enthusiasts listen up. This year's Perseid meteor shower could be even better than usual.
According to NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, a filament of comet dust has drifted across Earth's path. When Earth passes through it, sometime between 0800 and 0900 UTC on August 12th, the Perseid meteor rate could surge to twice its normal value.

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Giovanni Pascoli le immaginava come le lacrime di San Lorenzo, versate a causa della malvagità del mondo, per milioni di persone sono semplicemente le "Lacrime di San Lorenzo" o "stelle cadenti", la scienza ci insegna che in realtà non sono altro che la pioggia meteoritica delle Perseidi.

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The Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge will be open all night from Tuesday until dawn on Wednesday for a viewing of the Perseid meteor shower.

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Perseid meteor shower might dazzle
For Northern Hemisphere observers, August is usually regarded as "meteor month," with one of the best displays of the year reaching its peak near midmonth.
That display is, of course, the annual Perseid Meteor Shower, beloved by everyone from meteor enthusiasts to summer campers. This year is expected to produce an above average number of "shooting stars" that could offer a rewarding experience to skywatchers around the globe.

There's just one problem: A bright moon will drown out fainter meteors.

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Update:
According to Bill Cooke at NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, the Perseid meteor rate could surge to twice its normal value (ZHR +100), sometime between 08:00 and 09:00 UT (1:00 - 2:00 PDT) on the 12th August, 2009.
This would be from cloud of cometary dust produced from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle's 1610 perihelion.

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Spectacular meteor next week will be visible in Wirral

"You don't need to be an astronomer or have a telescope because this shower is best viewed with the naked eye. I suggest you get a deck chair and a hot water bottle and sit out in your garden on the night they are going to show. Look to the North Eastern horizon and hopefully if it's a clear night you'll see them" - Ken Clark of the Liverpool Astronomy Society.

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Library To Have Viewing Of Annual Meteor Shower
The Windsor Locks Public Library will be holding a viewing on the front lawn of the annual Perseids meteor shower at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

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