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		<title>What is a Meteor Shower?</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2010/02/what-is-a-meteor-shower/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A meteor shower happens when a cluster of meteoroids orbiting the Sun cross the path of the Earth’s orbit. The meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere at a similar time each year. Their path is also roughly the same; therefore they seem to radiate from a certain spot in the sky. So where do the meteoroids [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meteor Shower FAQ</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/meteor-shower-faq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common questions I’m asked about meteor showers is, “When is the best time to look?” The answer is generally in the morning. The time to see meteors is misunderstood by most people. Meteor gazers commonly assume that a meteor shower is best seen at night when in fact most of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks August 12th</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/perseids-meteor-shower-peaks-august-12th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What or who was Perseus? A great hero of old Greek mythology who is known to have slain the Gorgon Medusa. The constellation Perseus can be seen in the northern hemisphere. The constellation contains a unique star named Algol (the Demon Star) that is best known as being the first “variable star” discovered. Algol is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When is the best time to view the Perseids Meteor Shower in 2009?</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/when-is-the-best-time-to-view-the-perseids-meteor-shower-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/when-is-the-best-time-to-view-the-perseids-meteor-shower-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Generally no matter what time zone you live in, the best time to see this meteor shower is August 12, 2009 between midnight and dawn. Meteor showers are commonly thought to be events that occur at night, but in fact they are really morning events. Viewers can expect to see tons of meteors and in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perseids Meteors Are Hot!</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/perseids-meteors-are-hot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[August Meteor Shower]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: How hot are Perseids Meteors? Answer: They’re pretty hot, more than 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,650 Celsius). Most meteors vaporize before hitting Earth but now and then when they hit Earth they are then called meteorites. Meteors become visible around 60 miles high in our atmosphere. Click this link for more information on the Perseids [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Perseids Meteor Shower Fun Fact</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/perseids-meteor-shower-fun-fact/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/perseids-meteor-shower-fun-fact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: What do Pete Sampras, Sir Mix-a-Lot, and King George IV have in common with the Perseids Meteor Shower? A: They were all born on August 12th and that happens to be the peak day for the Perseids Meteor Shower. The Perseids is thousands of years old and is believed to be first documented in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How big is the Parent Comet Swift-Tuttle that causes the Perseids each year?</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/how-big-is-the-parent-comet-swift-tuttle-that-causes-the-perseids-each-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/how-big-is-the-parent-comet-swift-tuttle-that-causes-the-perseids-each-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is larger than six miles across and is one of the largest objects that passes by Earth, but don’t worry it won’t be close again until the year 2126, however the debris from its passing still creates this great meteor shower consistently each August. Click this link for more information on the Perseids Meteor [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>How fast are the Perseids?</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/how-fast-are-the-perseids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/how-fast-are-the-perseids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meteorblog.com/?p=688</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Before a Perseids Meteor enters the Earth’s atmosphere it is called a meteoroid. These meteoroids enter our atmosphere at ridiculously fast speeds as high as 133,000 mile per hour. Click this link for more information on the Perseids Meteor Shower.]]></description>
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		<title>How big are Perseids Meteors?</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/how-big-are-perseids-meteors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/how-big-are-perseids-meteors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meteorblog.com/?p=692</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Perseids Meteor Shower consists of meteors as small as a grain to softball size fireballs. The Perseids Meteor Shower is known as being the strongest summer meteor shower of the year for residents in the northern hemisphere. It is not known for great fireballs like other meteor showers. Click this link for more information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What causes the Perseids Meteor Shower?</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/what-causes-the-perseids-meteor-shower/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/what-causes-the-perseids-meteor-shower/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The source is dust trails from the Swift-Tuttle Comet. The Swift-Tuttle Comet was discovered by Lewis Swift and Horace Parnell Tuttle in July of 1862. The comet passed by Earth in 1992 and will not return again until 2126, however the dust that follows this comet creates a reliable annual meteor shower, the Perseids. Click [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perseids Meteor Shower Facts</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/perseids-meteor-shower-facts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/perseids-meteor-shower-facts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meteor</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meteorblog.com/?p=674</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: How do you pronounce Perseids? A: Purr-See-Idds The Perseids Meteor Shower will be peaking August 12, 2009. Click this link for more information on the Perseids Meteor Shower.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>June Meteor Shower</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/06/june-meteor-shower/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/06/june-meteor-shower/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meteorblog.com/?p=632</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The June Bootids Meteor Shower starts this morning June 22, 2009.  This could be a super year for this event.  This shower will remain active until July 2 and peaks June 27, 2009.  Here is a meteor shower fun fact: Did you know that a meteor shower is one of the most random, capricious and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>German Boy &#8211; Hit by Meteor</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/06/german-boy-hit-by-meteor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/06/german-boy-hit-by-meteor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it really true that a meteor hit a German person? When I first heard the “news” of this event I had my doubts. This isn’t impossible, but I would have to say it is improbable. Here is what supposedly happened, a 14-year old German boy, Gerrit Blank, claims that he saw a bright light [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meteor Shower Facts &#8211; Sporadic Meteors</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/02/meteor-shower-facts-sporadic-meteors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/02/meteor-shower-facts-sporadic-meteors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is a sporadic meteor? Sporadic meteors come from fragments and particles of solar system dust that travel around our Sun. Sporadic meteors are not associated with a meteor shower, their rendezvous with Earth are capricious and truly random or sporadic; therefore giving them their name “sporadic meteors”. On any given night a viewer may [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Meteor Shower Facts</title>
		<link>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/01/meteor-shower-facts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/01/meteor-shower-facts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are meteors, meteoroids and meteorites? Before a meteor enters our atmosphere they are called meteoroids. Most meteoroids are composed of nickel and iron and are about the size of a quarter. Ninety percent of meteoroids follow the path of comets. They are usually formed by the collisions of asteroids in our solar system. Comets [...]]]></description>
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