21 Dec
2008
21 Dec
'08
3:40 p.m.
Here's something to do while waiting for the next satellite pass ...
http://spaceweather.com/ has an audio feed of the meteor pings from the Ursid Meteor Shower as they pass through the Air Force Space Surveillance Radar in Texas. Note: the Ursid radiant is circumpolar (always up) over the radar so the echoes may be heard at any hour, night or day. I've heard 4 pings over the past 45 minutes of listening this morning.
-- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm@amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal