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Old 05-05-2008, 06:28 AM
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OK... I will start the ball rolling.
Went out with fellow GAA club member "Notch" this morning and with a dark North Eastern sky vantage point. Looking out over the Arafura Sea from 4:35 to 5:35 am we had a good setting.
It was Amazing to see just how bright the Zodiacal light gets !
At one point it seemed to outshine the light dome from Nhulunbuy.

As usual the Meteors came in bursts with 3 or 4 in a minute.
One sporadic was very impressive, traveling from south to north at the zenith.
It was as bright as a welding flash (or so it seemed to my dark adapted eyes) and left a smoking train that persisted for at least 30 seconds

Anyhow at 5:35am the final count was 45 confirmed Eta Aquarids
Looking forward to tomorrow morning and what that might bring.

What did you see ?
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