-Caveat Lector- Hmm, two points of interest here, the DATE and the event... Peter SKY & TELESCOPE'S NEWS BULLETIN - OCTOBER 29, 1999 =========================================================== Vote for the hottest new astronomical products of 1999 from those selected by the editors of Sky & Telescope -- or suggest one of your own. Fill out the online ballot at http://www.skypub.com/ =========================================================== POSSIBLE NEW METEOR SHOWER? Although no one is betting on it, there's a chance we'll get a never-before-seen meteor shower on or around November 11th. SKY & TELESCOPE's meteor expert Joe Rao explains that Comet LINEAR (C/1999 J3) may be leaving a trail of debris that Earth is about to encounter. The orbit of Comet LINEAR comes 636,000 kilometers from intersecting the orbit of the Earth. The comet was closest to the Sun on September 20th and crossed the ecliptic (plane of Earth's orbit) on October 2nd. Rao predicts that the radiant will be in Ursa Major. See SKY & TELESCOPE's Web site for details at http://www.skypub.com/. COMET LINEAR WAY SOUTH The possible meteor-generating comet itself is visible in the far southern sky at about magnitude 8.5. This coming week, it moves through Pictor and Dorado. Midnorthern latitudes are out of luck to view it, but in the Southern Hemisphere, the comet rises before dusk and climbs above the south celestial pole by 3 a.m. Here are positions for Comet LINEAR at 0 hours Universal Time for the coming week in 2000.0 coordinates: Date R.A. Dec. Oct 30 6h 30m -58.0 deg. Nov 1 6h 14m -61.9 deg. Nov 3 5h 56m -65.2 deg. Nov 5 5h 35m -68.0 deg. We are about to go on a Journey. All Aboard http://sites.netscape.net/gsussnzl/poleshift DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
