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To: TokyoMex who wrote (2143)	8/20/1998 8:21:00 AM
From: TokyoMex	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 119973

From a memebr... To All, Tonight there is a rather obscure, but interesting, meteor shower expected. I thought I would share it with you all because it looks so nice out today. The viewing conditions should be ideal. I do not believe there is a moon out this evening. The name of the shower is the Kappa Cygnids, named for the radiant of the shower, which is the point in the sky (in this case a star name) where it appears all of the meteors are coming from. This is an allusion caused by the movement of the Earth towards that point in the sky. This shower peaks tonight and only produces (historically) about 12 meteors per hour. What's interesting, however, is that this shower has a history of producing a number of fireballs, extremely brilliant white/yellow flashes. In addition, these are slow meteors which often produce trails that persist for several minutes after the meteor has come and gone. The best place to look is directly overhead (which is where Cygnus will be) around midnight (although earlier is almost as good). Have fun and good luck! By the way, I've never observed this shower before so it will be a first for me as well, and I make no guarantees. rpm