... Meteors and Meteorites . ... By admin August 2, 2011 Posted in: August . 13 August 2009: A perseid flashes through the sky (Image credit: Andreas M†ґller via wikimedia.org) . ... Not all meteors are sporadic events, the regular meteor showers occur when the Earth bulldozes through a great swarm of meteoroids drifting in orbit round the Sun. ... They are at their best in the pre-dawn hours, as the face of the Earth turning towards the Sun catches more meteors as the Earth moves through space. ...

Trail encounter . ... Expected meteor rates . ... The Leonids are the debris of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. ... The Earth's passage right through the centre of trails is associated with the most spectacular meteor displays (studies show that, as well as how close to the centre of the trail you are, the strength of the display also depends on how far along a trail's length you are). ... The encounter with the 1932 trail will lead to enhanced meteor activity: a nice outburst, but below storm level. ...

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... A 2001 Leonids Meteor Shower Fireball . Yesterday . ... AURA , NSF Explanation: The 2001 Leonids Meteor Shower gave quite a show to many parts of the world yesterday during the early morning hours. ... This rate made the 2001 Leonids the most active meteor shower in over three decades . ... Publications with keywords: Leonids 2001 - bolid - Leonids - meteor shower . Publications with words: Leonids 2001 - bolid - Leonids - meteor shower . ... 1998 Leonid Fireball . ... A Sirius Leonid Meteor . ...

... 2001 November 19 . A 2001 Leonids Meteor Shower Fireball . Credit: The CONCAM Project , Michigan Tech , Gemini Obs. ... Explanation: The 2001 Leonids Meteor Shower gave quite a show to many parts of the world yesterday during the early morning hours. Many sleepy observers venturing into their own backyards were treated to several bright meteors per minute streaking across the sky. This rate made the 2001 Leonids the most active meteor shower in over three decades . ... About APOD | ...

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... How to display images in IRAF using the display task. ... The most general IRAF task for displaying image data is the display task, the best choice for a first look at HST imaging data. ... Display the image with the IRAF display task, using the syntax appropriate for the file format (Chapter 2 explains how to specify GEIS groups and FITS extensions): tv> display fname.c0h [2] 1 (GEIS group 2) . ... If you want to display an image with high dynamic range, you may prefer to use logarithmic scaling. ...