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Re: A Surprise November Meteor Shower?
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- Subject: Re: A Surprise November Meteor Shower?
- From: "Phil Bagnall" <phil@ticetboo.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 03:06:11 -0000
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- Resent-Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 11:18:41 -0500 (EST)
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>On November 11, 1999 Earth will pass close to the orbit of newly-discovered
>Comet LINEAR C/1999J3. The result could be a new meteor shower -- the
>Linearids.
I wonder which bright spark thought up this name? By convention, meteor
showers are named after the constellation in which their radiant appears -
though there are a couple of exceptions - and for one very good reason. The
name gives you a clue as to the position of the radiant. The "Linearids"
could be anywhere!
Phil Bagnall
www.ticetboo.demon.co.uk
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