[amsat-bb] Interesting August Sky

["JoAnne Maenpaa" <joanne_maenpaa@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know this isn't strictly on-topic for this forum but many
satellite hams are interested in space stuff ... so while I was
rummaging thru the space stuff for the amsat newsletter I came
across a couple of interesting articles about the August sky ...

Asteroid Near Miss Heading for Earth:
http://skyandtelescope.com/news/current/article_670_1.asp

Who will be the first to work asteroid scatter?

August Meteor Shower:
http://skyandtelescope.com/printable/observing/objects/meteors/article_652.asp

So, if the birds are out of range, take a look at the sky in the
visual wavelengths.  I see this as a good chance to drag the kids
outside for some firsthand viewing of a current science event.

73 de JoAnne WB9JEJ


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