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From the News Section.

Posted Today, 16:28

Public invited to watch meteor shower on Mother's Day

BANGKOK, 9 August 2012 (NNT) - The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) is inviting the public to view the annual Perseids meteor shower and the Moon occulting Jupiter on the night of Mother’s Day, August 12.

NARIT Director Assoc Prof Boonraksa Soonthornthum said on August 12 of every year, astronomical phenomena known as the Moon occulting the planet Jupiter and the Perseids meteor shower can be observed from the night sky.

The crescent Moon will occult Jupiter in the late hours of August 12, at 0.11 degrees north of the planet. The phenomenon will be primarily visible in the South of Thailand, where rain clouds are scarce.

The Perseids shower, Assoc Prof Boonraksa said, can be viewed from midnight of August 12 to the early hours of August 13. The shower is the second brightest, next to the Leonids meteor shower. This year, stargazers can expect to see over 100 meteors per hour.

-- NNT 2012-08-09

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http://www.spacedex.com/perseids/locations/perseid-asia-thailand.php

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There is a misprint there. It should read on IMNH's birthday.

[Rooo]

There is a misprint there. It should read on IMNH's birthday.

You get the fireworks.

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Don't forget

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Sorry Rooo - after my bye byes time. (Some of us have to work on Monday I have got to do an early check out. )