[RMVHF] FYI - Perseids meteor shower peak August 12

[Ken Anderson]

Forwarding to RMVHF from K8FC 

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> To: gmc at mailman.qth.net; ppdxg at ppdxg.com
> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 11:49:47 -0600
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> Subject: [GMCC] FYI
> 
> > Space Weather News for August 5, 2008
> > COUNTDOWN TO THE PERSEIDS: The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks one week
> > from today, on Tuesday, August 12th. The best time to look is during the
> > dark hours before dawn on Tuesday morning when forecasters expect 50 to 
> > 100
> > meteors per hour.  Get away from city lights if you can; plan a camping
> > trip!  The darker the sky, the more meteors you will see.
> >
> > The source of the Perseids is Comet Swift-Tuttle, which has littered the
> > August portion of Earth's orbit with space dust.  The dusty zone is broad
> > and Earth is already in its outskirts.  As a result, even before the peak 
> > on
> > August 12th, you may see some "early Perseids" streaking across the night
> > sky. Photos of these early arrivals will be featured in the days ahead on
> > http://Spaceweather.com as part of our full coverage of the Perseid meteor
> > shower.
> >
> > In looking for other items of interest on the Meteor Shower, I found a
> > number of web sites on how to operate on VHF during the Shower.  Here's 
> > part
> > of one I found:  "VHF DXers and sky-watchers alike will be ready for the
> > annual Perseid meteor shower that peaks this week. On 6 and 2 meters,
> > meteor-scatter QSOs of up to 1500 miles may be possible during the 
> > shower."
> > If you're into this type of activity, it looks like early next week will 
> > be
> > the time for it.
> >
> > Until next week, enjoy the chase and HAVE FUN !
> >
> > 73,
> > Paul K2DB
> >
> > > 
> 
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