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Orionid Meteor Shower 2006 The Orionid meteor shower springs to life this weekend as a new moon stays out of the way of October's best shooting *stars*. orionids • 2006 • observing • meteor shower • halley's comet
Comet 2P Enke and Other October Sights On the 28th, Comet 2P Enke is at opposition; this is the beginning of what might be a very nice visit with this very regular visitor. It will not, however, be a great ghostly moth like Hale-Bopp. It will be, at best, a fuzzy smear of light visible to the naked eye, but certainly no spectacle. Not to Joe Schmoe down the street anyway. To star gazers like you and me, it’ll be another starry sojourner to track among the constellations. comet 2p enke and other october sights • gregg m. pasterick • amateur astronomy • stars • planets
Halley's Comet One Piece at a Time, and the Draconids (Maybe) October's moon drops below the horizon in the middle of the night around the 20th of the month, thus affording us a good look at peak activity of the Orionid meteor shower during the predawn hours. You can warm up for the Orionids early in the month with the usually non-existent Draconid meteor shower. halley's comet one piece at a time • and the draconids (maybe) • gregg m. pasterick • amateur astronomy • stars
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