[meteorite-list] Comet Plunges Toward the Sun & Orionid Meteor Shower

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:03:58 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201010210003.o9L03wPr012104_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

Space Weather News for Oct. 20, 2010
http://spaceweather.com

SUNDIVING COMET: A newly-discovered comet is plunging
toward the sun for a close encounter it probably will
not survive. The comet is too deep in the sun's glare
for human eyes to pick out, but it is showing up nicely
in coronagraph images from the Solar and Heliospheric
Observatory. Visit http://spaceweather.com for latest movies.

ORIONID METEOR SHOWER: Earth is passing through a stream of
debris from Halley's Comet, and this is causing the annual
Orionid meteor shower. Bright moonlight is reducing the
number of visible meteors; nevertheless, sky watchers are
reporting some bright Orionids. The best time to look is
during the hours before local dawn on Thursday, Oct. 21st,
and again on Friday, Oct. 22nd. Check
http://spaceweather.com for a sky map and more information.
Received on Wed 20 Oct 2010 08:03:58 PM PDT