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Reports on the Perseid meteor shower on August 11 and 12, 1994. Return to the inner solar system of the shower's progenitor comet, Swift-Tuttle in 1992; Possibility of an occurrence of a rare meteor storm; Best way to observe a meteor shower; Meteor observing accessories; Equipment needed to photograph the shower.

Provides instructions on how amateur astronomers can best watch the annual Perseid meteor shower, expected between July 20 and August 25, 1993, peaking on August 11/12. Paul Roggemans (International Meteor Organization) predicts enhanced activity between 22h UT and 3h UT on August 11/12, which is good news for European observers. Observing Perseids; The comet connection; Comet Swift-Tuttle; Perseids past and present.

Anticipates meteor showers in April 1996. Best time for observation; Description; Plot of the paths of meteors.

Features the semiprecious stone, jasper. Description of jasper's cryptocrystalline structure; Formation; Occurrence near iron deposits; Impurities; Uses in ancient art of Egypt, Greece and Rome; Crystalline properties.