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(meteorobs) NASA Science News: Watch Quadrantid Meteors Hit the Moon
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Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 09:59:53 -0600
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Subject: Watch Quadrantid Meteors Hit the Moon
NASA Space Science News for Jan 1, 2000
During the 1999 Leonid meteor shower, astronomers watching the Moon saw flashes
caused by meteorites striking the lunar surface. It was the first time such
observations had ever been made. Another opportunity for amateur astronomers
to watch and record lunar meteorite impacts may be just around the corner, on
Jan. 4, 2000, when the Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. To learn more
about the Quadrantids, please visit:
http://Quadrantids.com
For more information about lunar meteorite impacts and how to observe them, go
to:
http://LunarImpact.com
<a href="http://www.quadrantids.com">Quadrantids.com</a>
<a href="http://www.lunarimpact.com">LunarImpact.com</a>
Y2K NEWS NOTE: NASA HQ reports:
"Following the transition to the Year 2000 in the Pacific Time
Zone, NASA continues to be 'green,' meaning Agency systems have not been
substantively affected by any problems during the year-end transition.
During the primary monitoring period (8 a.m. EST Dec. 31 through 3 a.m.
EST Jan. 1) the Agency suffered a few minor anomalies that were easily
fixed. Only one, involving a piece of planning software, appeared to be
Y2K related, and it did not affect any mission-critical systems."
For more information about Y2K & NASA see http://www.nasadot gov
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