ENTS, "The annual Orionid meteor shower is expected to rain down the greatest number of meteors before dawn on Wednesday October 21, 2009. The moon is out of the way this year. It will be a good year for watching the Orionids!
As usual, the best time to watch this shower will be between the hours of midnight and dawn. You might see some meteors on either side of the peak morning, too. You can try watching Tuesday morning, October 20. But Wednesday and Thursday mornings - October 21 and 22 - are likely to offer more meteors. And the morning of October 21 is likely to produce the richest display of Orionid meteors in 2009. Meteors in annual showers are named for the point in our sky from which they appear to radiate. The radiant point for the Orionids is in the direction of the constellation Orion the Hunter. Hence the name Orionids." http://www.earthsky.org/tonightpost/astronomy-essentials/the-2009-peak-of-the-orionid-meteor-shower Ed Frank "Oh, I call myself a scientist. I wear a white coat and probe a monkey every now and then, but if I put monetary gain ahead of preserving nature...I couldn't live with myself." - Professor Hubert Farnsworth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
