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This is KI-0 ARNet control for Colorado Star and a... a StarVNet continuing. We've got meteor showers. The Northern Delta Aquarids meteor shower extends from July 16th through September 10th. Maximum occurs tomorrow morning, August 13th. The hourly rate reaches a high of about 10. We've got preparation of meteor showers between July 23rd and August 22nd. Maximum occurs during August 12th and 13th. So we're right in the middle of the peak of the Perseids, though it was this morning, maybe tomorrow morning as well. The hourly rates typically reach 80, although some years have been as low as far and as high as 200. The meteors tend to be very fast, possess an average magnitude of 2.3, and leave persistent change. A full moon on August 9th significantly affects the visibility of pursued meteors. On August 12th, the night of...