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<P>Fireball outburst</P></H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Yesterday morning, Sept. 9th, a surprising flurry of
fireballs lit up the sky over eastern parts of the United States. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>All-sky cameras at the Marshall Space Flight Center in
Huntsville, Alabama, recorded 25+ meteors, most as bright as Jupiter or Venus.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>A preliminary analysis by NASA astronomers suggests this
is an outburst of "September Perseids," a little-known shower that has erupted
this way three times in the past century. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Although the show is almost certainly over, sky watchers
are advised to be on the lookout for more fireballs tonight and in the nights
ahead; the September Perseids are not well understood and they could surprise us
again.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Visit </FONT><A href="http://spaceweather.com/"
target=_blank><FONT face=Verdana>http://spaceweather.com</FONT></A><FONT
face=Verdana> for more information and updates to this developing
story.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Fonte: SpaceWeather.com</FONT><FONT
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