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NASA Live Chat and Webcam: Stay 'Up All Night' to Watch the Perseids!
http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/perseids_2012.html
NASA Chat: Stay 'Up All Night' to Watch the Perseids!
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On the night of Aug. 11-12, astronomer Bill Cooke and his team from the Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will answer your questions about the 2012 Perseid meteor shower via an "Up All Night" live chat. To join the chat, simply return to this page and log in. The chat experts will be available to answer questions between the hours of 11 p.m. - 3 a.m. EDT, beginning the evening of Aug. 11 and continuing into the morning of Aug. 12.
Watch the Perseids! Live Video/Audio Feed
On the night of Aug. 11, a live video/audio feed of the Perseid shower will be embedded below. The camera is mounted at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. During daylight, you'll see a dark gray box -- the camera is light-activated and will turn on at dusk. At night you'll see white points, or stars, on a black background.
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NASA Chat: Stay 'Up All Night' to Watch the Perseids!
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On the night of Aug. 11-12, astronomer Bill Cooke and his team from the Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will answer your questions about the 2012 Perseid meteor shower via an "Up All Night" live chat. To join the chat, simply return to this page and log in. The chat experts will be available to answer questions between the hours of 11 p.m. - 3 a.m. EDT, beginning the evening of Aug. 11 and continuing into the morning of Aug. 12.
Watch the Perseids! Live Video/Audio Feed
On the night of Aug. 11, a live video/audio feed of the Perseid shower will be embedded below. The camera is mounted at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. During daylight, you'll see a dark gray box -- the camera is light-activated and will turn on at dusk. At night you'll see white points, or stars, on a black background.
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