Earth is entering a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, source of the annual eta Aquarid meteor shower. The shower peaks this weekend on May 5th and 6th. Glare from a perigee full Moon--a "Super Moon"--will interfere with the display. Nevertheless, observers especially in the southern hemisphere could still see dozens of meteors during the hours before local sunrise on May 6th. More information about the shower and live audio from a meteor radar may be found on http://spaceweather.com
I know that we have a few Astronomers in our group, but I am not sure if anyone has tried doing Meteor scatter with VHF or UHF equipment in our group. If you do try, let us know how it works out.
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Where am I going? And why am I in a handbasket?
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Where am I going? And why am I in a handbasket?
KE7VLC Amateur Extra Class
Orion Thrower
Orion Thrower
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