Great Perseids - August 12th

Got a calendar?
Circle this date: Sunday, August 12th.
Next to the circle write 'all night' and 'Meteors!'
Attach the above to your refrigerator in plain view so you won't miss the 2007 Perseid meteor shower.

"It's going to be a great show," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center.

"The Moon is new on August 12th - which means no moonlight, dark skies and plenty of meteors."

How many? Cooke estimates one or two Perseids per minute at the shower's peak.

FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/
11jul_greatperseids.htm?list188178

Make sure you listen out for the Meteor Scatter DX on 50, 70 and 144 MHz.

G7IZU Radio Reflection Detection Page
http://www.tvcomm.co.uk/radio/

Meteor Scatter Propagation
http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/propagation/
meteor_scatter/meteor_scatter.php

WSJT Meteor Scatter Software
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/