Last night around midnight I saw two shooting stars, in the SSW sky, just to the right of the Milky Way, about five minutes apart.
There is a camping trip in the mountains where the night sky is crystal clear brilliant next weekend to see the Perseids, and I'm thinking it might be worth the trip.
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- Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:00 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Perseid Meteor Shower Cancelled.
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- Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:45 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Super earths? (APOD 20 Mar 2006)
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- Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:27 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Super earths? (APOD 20 Mar 2006)
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Super earths? (APOD 20 Mar 2006)
I am brand new to the forum but have been an APOD fan for years. My apologies if I have created this topic in the wrong way. I didn't see any other topic on today's picture (and I did read the rules). Today's picture and explanation confused me, and I wonder if someone could clear up a few questions...