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Old August 13th 11, 09:01 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
Martin Brown Martin Brown is offline
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Default Perseid meteor showers tonight

On 13/08/2011 08:58, Col wrote:
Paul Hyett wrote:
On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 at 21:40:39, Mr Watt A Ryatt
wrote in uk.sci.weather :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14503284

if its clear


Surely they'll still be there, whether its clear or not...


Ah but are they, if nobody sees them?
If a tree falls in a forrest....


Yes. You can see distant radio signals bounce off the trails even when
you cannot see them visibly. A few amateur astronomers do it for fun.

The full moon means you will only see the brightest ones tonight.

Regards,
Martin Brown