Space Weather News for Aug. 12, 2011   
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   METEOR SHOWER: The Perseid meteor shower is underway. International observers   
   are now reporting more than 20 meteors per hour as Earth passes through a   
   stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle. Forecasters expect the shower to   
   peak on the night of Aug. 12-13.  The best time to look is during the hours   
   before dawn on Saturday morning, August 13th, when the glaring Moon is   
   relatively low and meteor rates are highest.  Visit http://spaceweather.com   
   for full coverage.   
       
   WATCH OUT FOR THE SPACE STATION, TOO:  Consider it a cosmic coincidence.   
   During the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, the International Space Station   
   will fly over many US towns and cities.  The behemoth spacecraft is easy to   
   see if you know when to look.  Check SpaceWeather.com's Simple Satellite   
   Tracker for flyby times: http://spaceweather.com/flybys/   
       
       
   Regards,   
       
   Roger   
      
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