Ed Thanks for the reminder! I'll be checking them out from Joshua Tree N.M. these next few PM/AMs... Don
Sent from Don's iPhone 3GS... On Oct 20, 2009, at 2:42 PM, "Edward Frank" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 ric > hest 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
