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Discover The Universe

 All pictures taken by a 8 " Dobsonian reflector telescope.

Using a Cyber Shot Sony Digital Camera and a LPI Meade Imager.  

 Illinois &  Arizona

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          Links                 

Lunar and Planetary Laboratory's Space Imagery Center


The Apollo Program

Apollo Lunar Surface Journal

NASA Lunar Probes History

 

 

 

                                           WHAT ARE METEOR SHOWERS?

      Listen to Radio Meteors live! Meteor ping

   Links to other web related radio pings

 

  • Meteor showers are caused by debris from a comet burning up in our atmosphere
  • This produces spectacular shooting stars which blaze across the night sky
METEOR SHOWER CALENDAR
Plan your meteor watching with our calendar. We've selected the showers we think will give the best displays. But meteor showers can often produce surprises. See the links at the bottom of the page for more comprehensive information.

Shower

 Active
(Peak*)
 Best Hemisphere
Perseids 23 Jul - 22 Aug
(12 Aug 9.20am)		 North
Orionids 15 - 29 Oct
(21 Oct 1.30am)		 Both
Leonids 13 - 20 Nov
(17 Nov 7.30am)		 Both
Geminids 6 - 19 Dec
(13 Dec 8.45pm)		 Both

* All times are in Universal Time (Greenwich Mean Time)

Be ready for a exciting night!. Are we really safe from space dust?.

 

Click on the Moon

        

 

   

      

              

               

                   

                       

 


 

 




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