[LM_NET] GEN: The 2007 Orionid Meteor Shower

[Dan Robinson <infomaven@PATMEDIA.NET>]

Find a dark place to watch, and enjoy.

Dan Robinson
HW Wilson Company
Bronx, NY
drobinson@hwwilson.com
infomaven@patmedia.net


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From: SpaceWeather.com [mailto:swlist@spaceweather.com]
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 1:29 PM
To: SpaceWeather.com
Subject: The 2007 Orionid Meteor Shower


Space Weather News for Oct. 15, 2007
http://spaceweather.com

In recent nights, sky watchers have noticed meteors shooting out of the 
constellation Orion.  This signals the beginning of the annual Orionid 
meteor shower caused by space dust from Halley's Comet.  The shower is 
feeble now, producing only a few bright meteors per hour, but the show 
will improve as we approach the shower's peak on Oct. 21st.  Last year, 
observers counted as many as 50 Orionids per hour when Earth passed 
through the thick of Halley's dust trail and another good display may be 
in the offing.  Visit <http://spaceweather.com> for pictures, sky maps and 
updates.   

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