Tag: perseids
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Perseid meteor showers to be extra special this August
from denverspost.com: The Perseid meteor shower will arrive this weekend, peaking between Aug. 11 and Aug. 13, and astronomers say this one could be special. For one thing, there won’t be any competition from the moon. The moon sets shortly after 10 p.m. local daylight time on the 11th in northern latitudes. Secondly, NASA announced…
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#DataDump: Airspace, Appeals, Algorithms and More
Unblinking surveillance stare: Army’s 7-story flying football field-sized blimp // FAA Documents Raise Questions About Safety of Drones in U.S. Airspace // Google Pays Record $22.5 Million Fine for Privacy Violations // George Soros ‘likes’ Facebook with $10m investment
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perseid meteor showers 2011
Perseid meteors can still be viewed, albeit at a reduced rate, if you missed the peak of Aug 12-13. There are fine images of showers posted online here. It is hard to beat an image of meteor showers over Stonehenge (pictured)! These images are candy for the eyes.
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Perseids Coming Attraction By Meteorwatch 2011
A coming attraction to your night sky in the northern hemisphere are Perseids. “The stream of debris is called the Perseid cloud and stretches along the orbit of the comet Swift-Tuttle.