Draco meteor shower on Saturday night

Mike Hoxbig

Mike Hoxbig

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The next two major meteor showers are coming up in October 2011, and there’s possible exciting news this year about the October Draconid meteor shower. That is, earlier in 2011, an astronomer predicted that the Draconids might produce a spurt of 1,000 meteors per hour for a brief window of time. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the moon is in the way. Still, don’t let the moon stop you. Would you want to be that guy sitting indoors watching TV while everyone is oo-ing and ah-ing over a great meteor shower going on outside – even if it is happening in moonlight? I wouldn’t either. Check the sky frequently on the night of October 8. Better yet, go camping that night, and sit outside under clear dark country skies. We have our fingers crossed the Draconids will deliver for you. For more, see below.
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I'm really looking forward to this one, as it seems pretty big. Hope the moon doesn't affect things too much. So grab that special lady and look north ;)
 
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francoislr

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South Africa never gets any of the cool solar events when it comes to meteor showers! The bloody world will get destroyed by a large one and we won't see it at this rate!
 
Ockie

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Cool. I have never seen a meteor shower.
 
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