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Astronomy => In the Media... => Topic started by: Whitters on May 31, 2006, 01:12:04

Title: METEOR WATCH
Post by: Whitters on May 31, 2006, 01:12:04
METEOR WATCH: On May 31st, Earth will pass about five million miles from the dusty orbit of crumbling comet 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann 3. The great distance means a meteor shower is unlikely; but 73P is such a strange comet that even the unlikely is possible. Be alert for meteors slowly cutting across the sky in the nights ahead
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