NASA's Perseids Meteor Shower & Solar Update
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Peter S. Heins, N6ZE
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August 11, 2000
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Space Weather News for August 11, 2000
http://www.spaceweather.com
On the eve of the Perseid meteor shower, sky watchers report seeing 10 to
15 meteors per hour streaming from the constellation Perseus. That's
consistent with an expected peak rate between 30 and 50 visual meteors per
hour before dawn on August 12th. The projected maximum is somewhat weaker
than Perseid maxima of recent years, but observers are also reporting that
this year's Perseid meteors have been pleasantly bright. The shower
should put on a good show for northern hemisphere observers this Saturday
morning.
Readers are invited to send their photos of the 2000 Perseids to
mailto:phillips@spacescience.com
There is a chance that Saturday morning sky watchers at higher latitudes
could spot colorful auroras during the Perseid meteor shower. Our planet
is experiencing an ongoing geomagnetic storm triggered by a
southward-pointing interplanetary magnetic field in the vicinity of Earth.
If conditions persist, high latitude (and possibly even mid-latitude)
auroras are possible.
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by KC8HNZ on August 12, 2000
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Looking good so far. Its 1:54 EDT right now, I was out earlier and was seeing 20-30 meteors per hour. The moon was still in the sky creating alot of glare but once it goes down the fireworks should be a real site!
Happy Sky-Watching!
Jason Ruic
KC8HNZ
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by K0KPB on August 12, 2000
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Went out this morning at 4:30AM MDT here in Loveland. The meteors were very much taking a back seat to the curtains of aurora. Saw about a dozen in a half hour, most were bright as had to be due to city light and aurora. Went out to see the Perseids, and was pleasantly surprized to see aurora. 73, K0KPB
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