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~**Shooting stars & Orionid Meteor Shower 10~21~09 from 1am~dawn **~
For those of you who have some time tonight, the annual Orionid meteor shower will be visable form the early pre-dawn hours of Wens morning. From 1am till dawn, regardless of your time zone, you should be able to see the second annual meteor shower (also known as shooting stars) that is the end result of earth's ride through the dust particles and debris thrown off by halley's comet.
The first annual shower is known as Eta Aquarid. The Orionid is the latter of the two, and gets it's name because it occurs in the spectrum of the Orion constellation. while it's actual output fluctuates, most years you will be privvy to at least 12 "shooting stars" per hour~ in the Northern hemisphere, there is normally about 40 per hour; and in the Southern there is closer to 20; but visability is often clouded. If you live near the city or suburbs, light pollution will most likely block any chance of seeing it; but those of you living in more rural area's should have no problems this evening.
Orionid actually starts around Oct 15th and goes until the 29th; but visability only occurs to the naked eye around the 20-22nd. There are some other meteor showers occurring at this time, but Orionid's are the fastest moving, and easiest to locate. For optimal viewing, you should locate a place with the least amount of light pollution and lay flat on your back. Don't focuss on any particular spot in the sky but keep your view adrift; and if you are uncertain that what you see is actually an Orionid metoer, then try to trace it's path back into the Orion constellation.
See ya there :)
xoxo
The first annual shower is known as Eta Aquarid. The Orionid is the latter of the two, and gets it's name because it occurs in the spectrum of the Orion constellation. while it's actual output fluctuates, most years you will be privvy to at least 12 "shooting stars" per hour~ in the Northern hemisphere, there is normally about 40 per hour; and in the Southern there is closer to 20; but visability is often clouded. If you live near the city or suburbs, light pollution will most likely block any chance of seeing it; but those of you living in more rural area's should have no problems this evening.
Orionid actually starts around Oct 15th and goes until the 29th; but visability only occurs to the naked eye around the 20-22nd. There are some other meteor showers occurring at this time, but Orionid's are the fastest moving, and easiest to locate. For optimal viewing, you should locate a place with the least amount of light pollution and lay flat on your back. Don't focuss on any particular spot in the sky but keep your view adrift; and if you are uncertain that what you see is actually an Orionid metoer, then try to trace it's path back into the Orion constellation.
See ya there :)
xoxo
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