O.T. Draconid Meteor Watch FROM SPACE WEATHER NEWS

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At 11:43 AM 10/8/07, you wrote:

 

>Space Weather News for Oct. 8, 2007

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>METEOR WATCH: The annual Draconid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 9th at 0430

>UT--in other words, tonight at 9:30 pm PDT or 12:30 am EDT. Don't expect a

>big display. The source of the shower, comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, is far

>away and unlikely to produce more than a few slow meteors every hour. It

>should be noted, however, that unexpected Draconid outbursts have happened

>as recently as Oct. 2005 resulting in dozens to hundreds of meteors per

>hour. Could tonight be such a night? If you decide to look, keep an eye on

>the northern sky (Draco is not far from the north celestial pole) during

>the hours around the predicted peak.

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>PERUVIAN METEORITE UPDATE: Astronomers studying the Peruvian meteorite

>fall of Sept. 15, 2007, have analyzed infrasound records of the fireball's

>descent through Earth's atmosphere and estimated the impactor's kinetic

>energy: about 0.03 kton of TNT. So far more than 30 kg of the meteorite

>have been recovered by Peruvian authorities, but much more

>remains--indeed, says one researcher, there could be a " multi-ton monster "

>hiding at the bottom of the meteorite's curiously watery crater. Check

>http://spaceweather.com for more information.

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