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Possible parent body for Kappa Cygnid meteors identified.

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david entwistle

Post subject: Possible parent body for Kappa Cygnid meteors identified.

Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 12:55 pm

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Meteor watchers may recall a relatively strong showing from the Kappa-Cygnid meteor shower during August 2007. Now Peter Jenniskens, Principal Investigator at the SETI Institute, has identified a possible parent body responsible for this stream.

http://www.seti.org/news/features/summertime-balls-of-fire.php

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