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The first meteor shower of 2008 is tonight, and it promises to be a good one. (Sorry for the late notice--I thought it was going to be Friday night, but in fact it is early Friday morning.) Peak activity occurs at 1:40 am Eastern Time, but there should be frequent meteors for up to 4 hours before and after. Viewing will be best in western Europe just before dawn, with up to 120 meteors per hour. Eastern North America could see 30 to 60 meteors per hour. In central and western North America, the meteors will be below the horizon until after the peak has passed, but it may still be possible to see up to 30 meteors per hour in the post-peak hours.
As always when meteor hunting, aim to go out a little before midnight local time. Get somewhere far from city lights. Lay out a blanket or lawn chair and look east. Do not use binoculars -- just keep scanning the skies. Bring a thermos of hot chocolate if you can.
Tags : A scientist in Texas has come up with a way to use
muon detectors to search for buried cities.
Cold weather got you feeling stuffed-up? Try pouring tea in your nose!
Encladaeus, a moon of Saturn, is emitting jets of very pure water, forcing scientists to reconsider just what the heck is going on up there.
Your body has ten times more bacterial cells than human cells. Betcha you’ll never feel lonely again!
A successful test run of solar trees in Vienna, Austria may signal the beginning of a new cost-saving and environment-friendly trend in the illumination of city streets.
There's gotta be some scientific angle to this story: waste treatment inspection, a cure for sinus congestion, something. But it's way too cool to leave out of this collection of interesting information.
The screaming evangelists on TV are always asking us to find Jesus. This story tells of how a Florida police department used global position system technology to literally "find Jesus."
Can’t afford to fly to Scotland to look for mythological creatures? Then use this handy guide to the cryptofauna of North America!
