[Bristol-Birds] Not birds but look up tonight
- From: John Whinery <fall.branch.tn.bird@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 12:40:03 -0400
Thought this might interest many:
Space Weather News for May 23, 2014
http://spaceweather.com <http://spaceweather.com/>
METEOR ALERT: This weekend, Earth will pass through a stream of debris
from Comet 209P/LINEAR. If forecasters are correct, the encounter could
produce an outburst of bright meteors numbering more than 200 per hour.
Most models agree that peak rates should occur between the hours of 0600
UT and 0800 UT (2 a.m. and 4 a.m. EDT) on Saturday morning, May 24th, a
time frame that favors observers in North America. It is worth noting,
however, that Earth has never encountered this stream of debris before,
so forecasters cannot be certain of their predictions. The display
could be a complete dud, a fantastic "meteor storm," or anything in
between.
With the waning moon rising at about 2:45 am conditions could be great.
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John Whinery
Fall Branch, Tn
Greene County
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