[meteorite-list] persieds meteors

From: Norm Lehrman <nlehrman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Aug 5 20:58:56 2005
Message-ID: <20050806005839.11491.qmail_at_web81003.mail.yahoo.com>

All,

It is important to understand that the "Persieds" are
quite different from the "Perseids". There are two
accepted meanings. Some hold that the "persi-" is
derived from "persifler" (to banter, i.e, good-
natured and usually witty animated discourse) + "eds",
obviously a contracted form of "educational system".
Others argue that, in this context, it must come from
the Latin "per" (thoroughly)+sistere (to take a stand)
+ "D's"(with reference to the common ABCD grading
system). Hence, Persieds becomes "thoroughly founded
on solid "D"s.

Just in case any were confused,

Norm

--- MexicoDoug_at_aol.com wrote:

> Steve A. (Elgin, IL) wrote:
>
> >Hello list and good evening.Do not forget,next
> friday the 12th,is the
> >annual persied meteor swarm.It will be able to be
> seen in the
> >constellation of pegasus.Best viewing will be on
> the 12th,but viewing will
> >also be possible a day before the 12th,and a couple
> of days after.I like
> >to get the old binoculars and look at those old
> shooting stars.It usually
> >is quite the view.
>
> Thanks Ron and Steve for the heads up. I am not
> sure what Steve (Elgin, IL)
> means about the shower of "Tears of Saint Lawrence"
> being seen in Pegasus,
> though this is true and may be a nice view, these
> are the Perseids, of course,
> and no constellation negotiated an exclusive...
>
> Pegasus was born from Neptune's foamy seed and the
> blood of Medusa, who used
> to be an object of Poseidon's (Neptune) desire
> until they made love in
> Athena's temple, defiling it and involking Athena's
> wrath. When Perseus had
> decapitated her as a sort of labor (Perseus was a
> grandfather of Hercules), and
> was then able to mount the flying horse to free
> sacrificial Andromeda, the
> daughter of the Vain!y Boastfu! African Queen
> Cassiopeia, Perseus and Pegasus
> are different constellations and there is little
> need to be constellation saavy
> if you casually want to join the fun. The Great
> Square of Pegasus will
> probably be the most recognizable asterism two or
> three dozen degrees (1/6 of the
> visible sky) above the radiant of the shower in
> Perseus (between the very
> bright star Capella and Mars), and if you pick the
> right diagonal it will
> point there, but then again, so will the meteors!
> Taurus, Pisces, Cygnus (the
> bright cross also points to Perseus), and Draco,
> Aries, Andromeda, and
> Cassiopeia (the obvious "W") as well as the rest of
> the sky ought to be good as well.
>
> Queen Cassiopeia's "W", near the radiant, Capella
> and Mars form a triangle
> around Perseus. I wouldn't recommend binoculars
> unless they were of the
> Cetus-eye variety (whale-eye lenses)...or after
> you've had your own eyeful of the
> natural feel. The Perseids are the kind of meteors
> that are impressive by
> the unaided, alert, scanning and darting eye, if you
> can just find a nice,
> reasonably dark spot! These are bright, fast
> meteors, and only someone with
> Cowboy Charlie Brown would have the reflexes to grab
> the binocs and catch a
> meteor he first located with his eye.
>
> Some nice nights ahead, now's the time to get a date
> with a companion or
> two, to share in the fun...
> Saludos, Doug
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