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Meteor Shower - 29th July 2006

posted 28 July 06

So apparently there is going to be a meteor (shooting stars) shower on Saturday. A couple of neighbours came up with the idea to go on the white house (wherever that is) and watch the meteor shower from there. Not sure what time is going to peak. Need to do a spot of research methinks.

Research so far:

Meteor Showers – July
Two showers meet the Earth this month: The Capricornids are active over July with peaks on the 8th, 15th and 26th, although the maximum rate is only about 5 meteors per hour. The Delta Aquarids are active from 15 July with a peak on the 29th of 10-20 per hour. With the Moon full on the 11th, a lot of these showers are washed with unwanted light.
Source – BBC

So that looks promising. I guess “unwanted light” refers to the moonlight causing some glare which reduces the brightness of the shooting stars.

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Meteor Shower - 29th July 2006

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