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HAM RADIO IN SPACE: LYRID METEOR SHOWER APRIL 21-22
The rocks in the sky are coming again. W0WOI reports via
the VHF Reflector that Earth is approaching the debris field
of ancient Comet Thatcher which is the source of the annual
Lyrid meteor shower.
Forecasters expect the shower to peak on April 21st and
22nd. A nearly new moon on those dates will provide perfect
dark-sky conditions for meteor watching.
According to meteor scatter enthusiasts, usually the shower
is mild with about 10 to 20 meteors per hour. But unmapped
filaments of dust in the comet's tail sometimes trigger
outbursts 10 times stronger.
You can follow the approaching event and get nmore
information on it on-line at spaceweather.com. (W0WOI via
VHF Reflector)
BT
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: SA AMSAT SPACE SYMPOSIUM - MAY 12
The South Africa AMSAT Space Symposium will be held at the
University of KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday May 12th. The theme
of the symposium is five decades of amateur satellites and
celebrating the launch of OSCAR 1 fifty years ago. The full
program and registration details are at tinyurl.com/sa-amsat-
symposium (SARL)
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