Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Sunday Morning


	Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Sunday Morning

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10-18-2007 1:26 PM

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10-21-2007 8:39 PM

Rustee

They may not compare to the Perseids, but always worth a peek.

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                                        Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Sunday Morning                </H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20071018/sc_space/orionidmeteorshowerpeakssundaymorning"><P>
                        The annual <SPAN id="lw_1192726114_0" class="yshortcuts">Orionid meteor shower</SPAN> peaks early Sunday morning and could put on a delightful display for skywatchers with clear, dark skies.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20071018/sc_space/orionidmeteorshowerpeakssundaymorning"><P>The Orionids are created by tiny bits of debris thought to be left in space by Halley's Comet as it orbits the sun. Each year, Earth passes through the debris trail, and the material <A href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/space/sc_space/storytext/orionidmeteorshowerpeakssundaymorning/24868924/SIG=12i2d1cm7/*http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=4152&gid=297">lights up</A> as it vaporizes in our atmosphere, creating "<A href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/space/sc_space/storytext/orionidmeteorshowerpeakssundaymorning/24868924/SIG=123ujh8sa/*http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/meteors-ez.html">shooting stars</A>."</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20071018/sc_space/orionidmeteorshowerpeakssundaymorning">In the countryside away from light pollution, the Orionids typically serve up around 20 meteors per hour during the peak. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20071018/sc_space/orionidmeteorshowerpeakssundaymorning">However, <A href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/space/sc_space/storytext/orionidmeteorshowerpeakssundaymorning/24868924/SIG=11q0492ie/*http://www.space.com/spacewatch/meteor_showers_2007.html">meteor shower</A> predictions are notoriously difficult, experts agree.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20071018/sc_space/orionidmeteorshowerpeakssundaymorning">Either way, cloudless skies and dark conditions away from streetlights and house lights would make for an enjoyable show anytime between 1:30 a.m. and daybreak Sunday,</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20071018/sc_space/orionidmeteorshowerpeakssundaymorning">"Almost certainly, you should sight at least a few of these offspring of Halley's Comet as they streak across the sky,"</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20071018/sc_space/orionidmeteorshowerpeakssundaymorning"><P>Urban skywatchers would see far fewer meteors.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/3707ED12-DA90-4209-96C6-3641454DBF25/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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