(meteorobs) Re: Perseids

Robert Lunsford lunro.imo.usa at cox.net
Thu Jun 23 11:07:24 EDT 2005


David and All,

I would plan on August 11/12 being the best night from North America. An 
in-depth article on the Perseids will soon be posted on the AMS website. 
I'll let you know when it is available.

Clear Skies!

Bob Lunsford


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Stine" <david at exposquare.com>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 7:36 AM
Subject: RE: (meteorobs) Fw: [IMO-News] METEOR CONTEMPORARY POETRY PROJECT 
(5)


I have a real question.  I am trying to plan our annual Perseid Meteor
Shower event for our Tulsa, Ok Astronomy Club and I need to know which
night is going to be the best from all of you experts like Joe, Esko,
Peter, Mark, Robert, etc.  What is the consensus? Are there any
surprises, etc.  Will the night of the 11th and the morning of the 12th
or the night of the 12th and the morning of the 13th.  If you had only
one night and morning to watch which would be the best?  Any help would
be really appreciated.

Thanks in Advance

David Stine


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Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 8:02 AM
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PROJECT (5)

In a message dated 6/23/05 1:16:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
arlene.carol at gmail.com writes:

<< I sent a
 'heads up' to my state-side group about the incredible low-lying moon
this
 week.
  a question was asked - 'if we're having a full moon here, is there
also one
 on the other side of the planet'?
  amazing that people could ask that... >>

    During the total lunar eclipse of July 6, 1982, a bunch of us were
watching from Jones Beach, Long Island.  I had my radio on, tuned to the
Larry King
Show (in those days, he had an all-night radio talk-show . . . before he
got
his CNN television show).  That night, King was taking calls from
listeners who
were viewing the eclipse and one person called up and asked a question:

    "If we're watching a total eclipse of the Moon, are the people on
the
other side of the Earth seeing a total eclipse of the Sun?"

There was a long pause, then King finally responded:  "I . . . don't
think
so."
-- joe rao
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