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Monday 21 October 2013

Orionid Meteor Shower

Space Weather News for Oct. 20, 2013
http://spaceweather.com

ORIONID METEOR SHOWER: Earth is passing through a stream of debris
from Halley's Comet, source of the annual Orionid meteor shower.
Forecasters expect the shower to peak on Oct. 21st with approximately
20 meteors per hour. Bright moonlight will reduce visibility,
however. The best time to look is during the hours before local
sunrise when the shower's radiant in the constellation Orion is high
in the sky. Check http://spaceweather.com for more information.

SOLAR FLARE ALERTS: Would you like a call when solar flares are
underway? X-flare alerts are available from
http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and http://spaceweatherphone.com
(voice).

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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
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Lyra Website: https://sites.google.com/site/lyrasociety/
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)

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