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 Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:39 am Post subject: Remains of Halley's Comet to Rain Down Sunday Morning |
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Remains of Halley's Comet to Rain Down Sunday Morning
Joe Rao
SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist
A junior version of the famous Perseid meteor shower is scheduled to reach its maximum before sunrise on Sunday morning,
Oct. 21. This meteor display is known as the Orionids because the meteors seem to fan out from a region to the north of Orion's second brightest star, ruddy Betelgeuse.
Weather permitting and under very dark skies away from light pollution, skywatchers could see several meteors per hour.
Rates will be significantly lower in cities and suburban areas.
Interestingly, this year, brilliant Mars is nearby and the apparent source of these meteors, called the radiant, will be
positioned roughly between Mars and Betelgeuse.
When and where to watch ... MORE ...
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