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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/17jul_perseids2003.htm
FYI,
Good excuse for night wheeling.
The Perseids are probably the best-watched of any annual meteor shower. They come in mid-August when it's warm and comfortable to be outside at 4 o'clock in the morning. They are bright, numerous, and dependable.
This year the shower peaks on Wednesday, August 13th.
We are also going to have a unique chance to view mars. This month,
>mars will be closer to earth than it has been in several thousand years.
>Weather permitting, the red planet should be visible in the southeast after
>dark (probably best around 11:00 or midnight). It should look like a
>yellow-orange "star", and the second brightest object in the sky (after
>the moon). Mars will be closest and brightest on August 27th, when it will
>come within 34,649,589 miles (55.76 million kms) of Earth. Mars won't be
>this close again in our lifetime!
FYI,
Good excuse for night wheeling.
The Perseids are probably the best-watched of any annual meteor shower. They come in mid-August when it's warm and comfortable to be outside at 4 o'clock in the morning. They are bright, numerous, and dependable.
This year the shower peaks on Wednesday, August 13th.
We are also going to have a unique chance to view mars. This month,
>mars will be closer to earth than it has been in several thousand years.
>Weather permitting, the red planet should be visible in the southeast after
>dark (probably best around 11:00 or midnight). It should look like a
>yellow-orange "star", and the second brightest object in the sky (after
>the moon). Mars will be closest and brightest on August 27th, when it will
>come within 34,649,589 miles (55.76 million kms) of Earth. Mars won't be
>this close again in our lifetime!
