Perseid Meteor Shower time draws near....


	Perseid Meteor Shower time draws near....

vonilei

8-3-2007 5:28 PM

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vonilei says:

I wouldn't miss this for the world!

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8-3-2007 5:50 PM

vonilei

Also, while this article is from 2005, the shower will still occur on the 12, but this year it's on Sunday, not Friday

This year, there is a new moon on the 12th, so no moonlight will interfere.

http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors/

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