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Article #4440Re: Perseids 'N' Packets
From: Doug S. Caprette
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1993 20:32
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1993 20:32
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In article <pascalCBI8EC.C29@netcom.com> pascal@netcom.com (Richard Childers) writes: > >More details on observing the Perseids meteor shower, and on the best time >to watch, below. > > >_Quirks And Quarks_ notes that the meteors appear to emanate from the >northwest, so any hills you choose should look in that direction. > From the northwest during predawn hours when the moon will interfere this year. During the early evening they will emeanate from the NorthEast. I.e. they come from the direction of Perseus, hence the name.
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