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Meteor Shower

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Quadrantids Meteor Shower May Be Visible Online Only

Snow and expected cloud cover may foil plans to view the first meteor shower of 2013, which peaks early Thursday.

Don't blink, you might miss the first meteor shower of the year. The high-powered Quadrantids meteor shower should peak just before dawn Thursday with a maximum number of meteors per hour of about 80-120. Forecasters there say the best viewing times will be between 4 to 5 a.m. Thursday.  In addition, the meteor shower is expected to "last only a few hours," according to NASA.com. But fear not, stargazers, NASA has also set up a live video feed of the shower, using a camera mounted at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.  The meteors are believed to be a piece of a comet that broke apart centuries ago. The fragments will enter the Earth's atmosphere at 90,000 mph, burning up 50 miles above Earth's surface, according to …

buzz luck

10:31 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2013

No you said 12 a.m.. I'm out freezing my tail off to watch these things and then you change the time.   more ›

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Stay Up Late, Get Up Early to Catch Shooting Stars

Halley's Comet debris will light up the sky late Thursday and into early Friday morning; join the Milwaukee Astronomical Society to watch.

The Earth passes through the tail of Halley's Comet Thursday night, setting the stage for the annual Eta Aquarids meteor shower. To catch it, stay up late (past 11 p.m.) or set your alarm extra early (sometime before 4 a.m.). The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower happens when the earth passes through dust and debris left behind by Halley's comet, which passed the Earth in 1986.  Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights are the best to view the shower, according to Spacedex. If the clouds hold off, the waxing moon should mean ideal viewing conditions. Look to the east to see the meteors—which should come at 15-30 meteors per hour.  If you want to celebrate what you saw, or learn more about the meteor shower, head over to the Milwaukee Astronomical …

Rees Roberts

9:49 am on Friday, May 6, 2011

Those darn uncooperative spell checkers. LOL. Been there. Totally understand. Thanks for responding so quickly.   more ›

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