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Subject Draconid meteor shower on October 8th 2011 – up to 750 meteors per hour or more pose risk to satellites

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Original Message On October 8th Earth is going to plow through a stream of dust from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, and the result could be an outburst of Draconid meteors.

“We’re predicting as many as 750 meteors per hour,” says William Cooke of the Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. “The timing of the shower favors observers in the Middle East, north Africa and parts of Europe.....

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[link to thewatchers.adorraeli.com]

Where will this be visible?

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Draconids meteor shower - Nov 8th 2011 - visibility map. Source: [link to www.imo.net]

Where to look for Draconids?

:draconidmeteor2:

ReadMore:
[link to thewatchers.adorraeli.com]

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