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(meteorobs) Re: Magazine's meteor showers 2000 table in error
Gee,
Now I recall why I cancelled my subscription. It is often very poorly
written. Ed, it also sounds to me as if they are describing the
circumstances for the 2001 Quads, which will a waxing gibbous moon that
will set during the mid-morning hours.
Bob
Ed Cannon wrote:
>
> In Astronomy Magazine's "Explore the Universe" issue for 2000,
> on the pages for May 2000 there's a table of a few major meteor
> showers for the year. It appears to me that the table has
> incorrect information on the phase of the Moon and "prospects"
> for every shower listed! On the same page, their specific Moon
> phase calendar for May and listing of Eta Aquarids correctly
> contradict the table of meteor showers! It also has "poor" for
> tonight's Quadrantids due to a gibbous Moon....
>
> I feel sure they will correct this to the extent possible, but
> I thought it worth mentioning since it's possible that for some
> members of the public their only source of "what to see in the
> sky" for 2000 might be this issue of Astronomy, which of course
> is (or was) available on newsstands -- where I bought mine.
>
> Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexasdot edu - Austin, Texas, USA
> http://wwwvms.utexasdot edu/~ecannon/meteorlinks.html
>
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