Comet Breakup Points to Possible Meteor Shower in 2022

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ljk — 5/11/2006 5:20:48 PM (archived)

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* Comet Breakup Points to Possible Meteor Shower in 2022

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060510_comet_spitzer.html

A new and detailed view of a crumbling comet will help astronomers figure out
how strong a predicted meteor shower in 2022 will be.

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The encounter, tonight - Raoul - 5/7/2006 7:03:01 PM
- re: The encounter, tonight - Raoul - 5/7/2006 7:33:38 PM
  - This should help - SteveS - 5/7/2006 10:46:18 PM
    - re: This should help - SteveS - 5/7/2006 10:55:07 PM
      - re: Spaceweather - Raoul - 5/8/2006 5:35:03 AM
        
        Results - SteveS - 5/8/2006 1:39:09 PM
        
        The comet passing near Messier 13 a few days earlier - ljk - 5/8/2006 2:19:22 PM
        
        Vega and 73P-B tonight! - SteveS - 5/9/2006 1:55:32 PM
        
        Found it with binoculars - SteveS - 5/10/2006 6:01:46 AM
        
        re: Ok, thanks Steve (n/t) - Raoul - 5/10/2006 4:17:26 PM
        
        re: Vega and 73P-B tonight! - Raoul - 5/9/2006 10:00:51 PM
        
        Lots of noise but it shows - SteveS - 5/10/2006 1:04:16 PM
        
        PS - SteveS - 5/9/2006 8:14:05 PM
        
        re: Vega and 73P-B tonight! - ljk - 5/9/2006 3:32:23 PM
        
        Best I've seen, thanks (n/t) - SteveS - 5/9/2006 8:11:16 PM
        
        Comet Fragments Approaching Earth - ljk - 5/10/2006 1:59:32 PM
        
        Spitzer's beautiful image of the comet pieces - ljk - 5/11/2006 12:25:30 PM
        
        Comet Breakup Points to Possible Meteor Shower in 2022 - ljk - 5/11/2006 5:20:48 PM

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