Perseid?
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:58 am
On the Aug 12th APOD, the description says its a perseid, but isnt mid to late november the leonids? Im confused!
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:59 am
The video itself says november 18th
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:03 am
Looks like we have a rare error on APOD. The video itself reveals it was a Leonid fireball on 18th November 2001, yet the caption and write up claim its a Perseid
WHOOPS
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WHOOPS
!Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:26 am
You are right in that the caption speaks of getting out and observing the Perseid Shower.
But the animated gif they use to demonstrate a fireball is cited as being of the Leonid.
But the animated gif they use to demonstrate a fireball is cited as being of the Leonid.
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:51 pm
The image and caption are correct in both presentation and designation. Bad BUOYS (got the name correct this time ) is an observant reader.
Nice copter gif.
) is an observant reader.Nice copter gif.
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:42 am
No big deal but the caption and writeup has been updated and significantly corrected since the first two posters pointed out the error!
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 11:28 pm
Sat in the garden with my two 8 & 13 year old daughters last night and watched the sky wasnt long before we saw a meteor flash 
every 5mins or so. And what a amazing site. They couldnt stop talking about it today.
That was a magical moment that we wont forget.
Thanks APOD
every 5mins or so. And what a amazing site. They couldnt stop talking about it today.That was a magical moment that we wont forget.
Thanks APOD