[ RadSafe ] Space Weather News for Jan. 3 -- QUADRANTID METEOR SHOWER

[Maury Siskel]

Hope you get some clear skies. I've not listened to them for many years, 
but recall mostly whistling sounds identified by scientists as emanating 
from the passage through the debris.
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Roger Helbig wrote:

>Thanks for the heads up - now, for clear skies - or just to listen - that
>sounds rather intriguing
>
>Roger
>
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>SHOWER
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>Happy new year to all
>Maury&Dog
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>Space Weather News for Jan. 3, 2011
>http://spaceweather.com
>
>QUADRANTID METEOR SHOWER: Sky watchers in the northern hemisphere should be
>alert for meteors before sunrise on Tuesday, Jan. 4th.  Earth is about to
>pass through a narrow stream of debris from shattered comet 2003 EH1, the
>parent of the annual Quadrantid meteor shower.  Forecasters say the
>encounter could produce a fast flurry of 100 meteors per hour during the
>early hours of Jan. 4th. Details and observing tips may be found at
>http://spaceweather.com . 
>
>GOT CLOUDS?  No problem. You can stay inside and listen to the Quadrantids.
>Tune into SpaceWeather Radio for live meteor echoes from the US Air Force
>Space Surveillance Radar in Texas: http://spaceweatherradio.com . 
>
>PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE:  After the meteor shower, observers in Europe,
>northern Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia can witness a partial
>eclipse of the sun.  In western Europe, as much as 86% of the solar disk
>will be covered by the Moon at dawn, producing a fantastic crescent sunrise
>on Jan. 4th.  Check http://spaceweather.com for details, animated maps and
>live webcasts. 
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