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	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Beta Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Beta Israel (or "House of Israel"), known by outsiders by the term Falasha or Falash Mura ("exiles" or "strangers"), a term that they consider to be pejorative, are Jews of Ethiopian origin.
		Some Jewish 'halakhic' authorities have asserted that the Beta Israel are the descendants of the tribe of Dan, one of the Ten Lost Tribes.
		In the past secular scholars were divided on the origins of the Beta Israel; whether they were the descendents of an Israeli tribe, or converted by Jews living in Yemen, by the Jewish community in southern Egypt (Elephantine), or even by the permanent Jewish community in Ethiopia implied in Isaiah 11:11 (c.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Beta_Israel (2479 words)

	Beta Taurids - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Beta Taurids are an annual meteor shower belonging to a class of "daytime showers" that peak after sunrise.
		The Beta Taurids are normally active from June 5 to July 18.
		This shower split off from the main Taurids shower thousands of years ago due to a planetary encounter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beta_Taurids (113 words)

	ASV Meteor Section\Web Pages\Stream_Data
		This year the maximum of the South Taurids falls near the full moon, however, the maximum of the North Taurids falls 3 days after the last quarter moon and is well placed to observe.
		Taurids meteors are slow in speed when seen on the sky and are brighter than average with an average magnitude (r) of +2.3.
		In recent years it is thought the Taurids have been responsible for many fireballs, it is possible observers, because of their slow speed, have noticed them more readily.
	www.geocities.com /vodickar/StreamData.htm (2534 words)

	C&MS: The Beta Taurids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Strong evidence seems to exist indicating the Beta Taurids are the same stream, or at least closely related to the stream, that later produces the Taurids during October and November.
		The Taurids are believed to be a very old remnant of periodic comet Encke---the current record holder for having the shortest period.
		It should be noted that the suggestion that the Taurids might produce a shower visible during the daylight hours of summer was first mentioned during 1940 by Fred L. Whipple.
	comets.amsmeteors.org /meteors/showers/beta_taurids.html (945 words)

	Taurus
		One of the few first magnitude stars in the sky, the bright red Aldebaran, sits in the middle of this constellation.
		The horns of the bull stretch off to the west, marked by Elnath (Beta Tauri, traditionally shared with Auriga) and Zeta Tauri.
		In the east of the constellation lies one of the best known open clusters, easily visible to the eye, the Pleiades.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ta/Taurus.html (265 words)

	Comet Encke and Taurid Meteors
		In 1940 Whipple discovered that the Taurid meteors were fragments of Comet Encke, with period 3.3 years, perihelion 0.34 AU, and aphelion 4.1 AU, and that the differences in the orbits of the meteors and Comet Encke looked like the result of 14,000 years of perturbations by Jupiter.
		Clube says that fragments of Comet Encke make up the Taurid meteor stream, which peaks around 30 June in daylight hours but is visible in the night skies of November, and that the Earth passes through each dense part of this belt of debris every 3000 years.
		The daylight June Taurids, known as the Beta Taurids, are active during June 5 to July 18 with a relatively flat maximum centered on June 29, according to the web page of Gary Kronk.
	www.valdostamuseum.org /hamsmith/encke.html (880 words)

	C&MS: The Taurids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Although the Southern Taurids were rarely detected during the remainder of the 19th century, the Northern Taurids were frequently observed, but there was one problem--no one was recognizing that an annual shower was being observed from the Taurus region in early November.
		Also, the radio Taurids appearing on the same day as the bright photographic Taurids have their radiants, on an average, shifted eastward." Sekanina said the most notable difference in the orbital elements was in the longitude of perihelion, which varied from the photographic orbits by nearly 10 deg.
		Visual details of the Taurid meteors have not been lacking during the last two decades, though it is unfortunate that the two streams are rarely separated due to their closeness to one another.
	comets.amsmeteors.org /meteors/showers/taurids.html (3023 words)

	(meteorobs) IMO-NEWS: 1999 Beta Taurids Alert - Possible Swarm Appearanc
		The Beta Taurids are usually assumed to last from about June 5 to July 17, reaching an ill-defined single maximum around June 28 (solar longitude 96.7 degrees (all solar longitudes given here are for eq.
		It is not clear if this activity belongs to the Beta Taurids, nor whether this represents a shift in the maximum time by several days if so, but the 89-99 degrees spell is at least comparable in length to the Taurid maximum time in early November.
		From their orbital parameters, it is clear the Taurids and Beta Taurids are linked, either as two encounters by the Earth with the same stream, or as two separate streams which follow very similar orbits, so it is not unreasonable we may extrapolate details for the Beta Taurids from what we know of the Taurids.
	www.meteorobs.org /maillist/msg13477.html (1046 words)

	Taurus Constellation
		The red star alpha Tau, called Aldebaran, represents the glowing eye of the bull and white star beta Tau, called El Nath is thought to be the pushing horn.
		The Southern Taurids are active a bit earlier - from September, 17th, to November, 27th.
		The Beta Taurids are one of the daylight showers, occuring on June 5th and lasting till July, 18th.
	www.crystalinks.com /taurus2.html (608 words)

	October to December 2005 \| International Meteor Organization
		David Asher has indicated that increased Taurid fireball rates may result from a "swarm" of larger particles within the Taurid stream complex, and he suggested such "swarm" returns might happen in 1995 and 1998 most recently.
		In 1995, an impressive crop of bright Taurids occurred between late October to mid November, while in 1998, Taurid ZHRs reached levels comparable to the usual maximum rates in late October, together with an increased flux of brighter Taurids generally.
		Thus, observing what happens with the Taurids between last quarter Moon in October through to the Northern Taurid maximum in November is most important, especially as early November's new Moon makes almost the whole of this spell very favourable.
	www.imo.net /calendar/2005/fall (1962 words)

	Mars 1 Encyclopedia @ LaunchBase.org (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Mars 1 (1962 Beta Nu 1) was an automatic interplanetary station launched in the direction of Mars on November 1, 1962, the first of the Soviet Mars probe program, with the intent of flying by the planet at a distance of about 11,000 km.
		The probe recorded one micrometeorite strike every two minutes at altitudes ranging from 6000 to 40,000 km due to the Taurids meteor shower and also recorded similar densities at distances from 20 to 40 million km.
		Magnetic field intensities of 3–4 nanoteslas (nT, also known as gammas) with peaks as high as 6–9 nT were measured in interplanetary space and the solar wind was detected.
	www.launchbase.org /encyclopedia/Mars_1 (691 words)

	IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 1997 \| International Meteor Organization
		Ecliptical minor shower activity reaches what might be regarded as a peak in early to mid November, with the Taurid streams in action, but before then we have the Orionids (whose central peak of several submaxima, October 21d 07h UT, is badly affected by a waning gibbous Moon, as are the minor epsilon-Geminids).
		By contrast, the chi-Orionids, Phoenicids, the early part of the weak Puppid-Velid complex and Ursids during December are all rather better-placed with regard to the Moon.
		New Moon on October 31 means this period, and the Southern Taurid maximum are notably favoured with dark skies in 1997.
	www.imo.net /calendar/cal97.html (4656 words)

	Taurid Complex
		Thus although the name "Taurids" refers to a nighttime meteor shower seen in the northern autumn, the shower in fact has two separate branches, Northern and Southern Taurids, radiating from north and south of the ecliptic.
		Particles are at different points in their precession cycles, i.e., the orbits have been twisted around (by the gravitational perturbations of the planets) to have different orientations in 3-dimensional space, so that they approach the Earth from north or south of the ecliptic.
		The northern and southern branches are respectively the zeta Perseids and the beta Taurids, these meteors being detectable by radio meteor methods during daytime in the northern summer.
	star.arm.ac.uk /~aac/zetataur.html (695 words)

	IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2002
		Signs of most of these peaks were found in radio data from 1994-2000, though some are difficult to define because of their proximity to other sources, while the Arietid and zeta-Perseid maxima tend to blend into one another, producing a strong radio signature for several days in early June.
		There is the possibility of a return of the Taurid meteoroid "swarm" during June 2002 according to work done by David Asher, which may be detected as an increased radio meteor flux during the zeta-Perseids or the beta-Taurids, both of which are probably associated with the Taurid Complex of meteor showers, asteroids and comets.
		An investigation into events possibly connected with an earlier predicted Taurid "swarm" encounter in June 1999 was inconclusive, though another "swarm" prediction for the night-time October-November Taurids in 1998 was apparently confirmed by radio and visual data in the last days of October.
	www.imo.net /book/print/618 (6860 words)

	Radio Meteor Alert
		It's impossible to say whether the echoes observed by Nelson were meteoroids from the Beta Taurid stream or from the June Boötid stream.
		"To identify what happens with the Beta Taurids this year, whether a swarm event or not, I would suggest radio observers should be especially alert between June 18-19 through to July 2-3 at least," says Alastair McBeath, the vice President of the International Meteor Organization.
		Nelson's observation of 46 radio pings per hour was recorded when both the Beta Taurid and June Boötid radiants were low on the horizon from his observing site.
	science.nasa.gov /newhome/headlines/ast28jun99_1.htm (1556 words)

	IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 1999
		Ecliptical minor shower activity reaches what might be regarded as a peak in early to mid November, with the Taurid streams in action.
		In 1995, an impressive crop of brilliant Taurids occurred between late October and mid-November, for instance.
		New Moon on November 8 means the entire Taurid peak should be treated to dark skies in 1999.
	www.imo.net /book/print/615 (4510 words)

	International Meteor Organization 1993 Meteor Shower Calendar compiled by Alastair McBeath
		There is some evidence that the radiant size contracts markedly near the peak and is more diffuse at other times, so telescopic and photographic work is needed to examine this facet, but all forms of observing can be employed to cover the stream as a whole.
		Further work of this sort will no doubt be beneficial to our understanding of the Taurids, and the brightness of many shower members coupled with their low relative velocity makes them ideal targets for photography.
		This steady activity and slow apparent speed means that these are excellent showers for newcomers to practice their visual meteor plotting techniques on, choosing areas of sky some 20deg -- 30deg east or west of the radiants.
	www.skepticfiles.org /skep2/meteors.htm (2179 words)

	Stone Pages Archaeo News: Did meteor shower prompt megalith building? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Taurid meteor stream formed over the past 20,000 to 30,000 years, and every 2,500 to 3,000 years it forms a particularly impressive display when its core crosses the Earth orbit.
		The Taurids stream consists of the dust and celestial debris left by comet Encke, thought to be a remnant of a much larger comet.
		Steel and Napier have suggested that the daytime Beta Taurids are the source of the Tunguska object that flattened thousands of square miles of Siberian forest on June 30, 1908.
	www.stonepages.com /news/archives/000425.html (481 words)

	IMO Meteor Shower Calendar '95 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		beta is the observer's latitude ('<' means ``south of'' and '>' means ``north of'').
		Pairs of telescopic fields must be observed, alternating about every half hour, so that the positions of radiants can be defined.
		Table 6 - Radiant positions for the Taurids South and North.
	www.serve.com /~wh6ef/imo-mirror/calendar/cal95.html (3028 words)

	Constellation Taurus
		The sun passes through this constellation from mid-May to late June; therefore ist best observed in the early wintertime.
		Detailed information about M1 and M45 can be found in the Messier database.
		The great hunter Orion is permanently fighting the bull.
	www.seds.org /Maps/Stars_en/Fig/taurus.html (604 words)

	Possible Taurid Complex "Swarm" Return in June
		This is a reminder to all observers of (now IMO Council member) David Asher's prediction of a possible return of the Taurid Complex (TC) 7:2 resonant "swarm" of larger or more numerous meteoroids in June 2002 either during the Zeta Perseids or Beta Taurids.
		However, there is the very slight chance that visual observers might pick up an occasional daylight fireball due to this "swarm" return as well, or perhaps one in twilight near dusk, or more possibly towards dawn.
		An earlier suggested "swarm" return in 1999 June produced nothing conclusive, but another prediction during the night-time Taurids of October-November in 1998 was apparently confirmed by visual and radio observers in the closing days of October.
	www.spacehike.com /tauridswarm.html (627 words)

	Meteor Shower Promises Seven Shooting Stars an Hour
		Bill Napier, a research astronomer with Ireland's Armagh Observatory said the Taurid meteors "make up the most massive stream in the inner planetary system." When the stream's orbit passes close to Earth, stray particles burn in Earth's atmosphere, causing a streak of light across the night sky commonly referred to as a shooting star.
		Over time, the Taurids have split into a northern branch and a southern branch due to the gravitational pull of planets like Jupiter disrupting various bits in the stream at slightly different rates.
		There are several other meteor showers linked to the Taurid meteor stream, including daytime showers, which are observable with radar.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2003/11/1107_031107_taurids.html (621 words)

	comet 2P/Encke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		When it comes back for the 59th time, it was to have been met by the Contour space probe, but it will pass close enough to Earth in 2003 to be studied by other missions such as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF, which hasn't been launched yet).
		The annual Taurid meteors are attributed to this comet, and some believe that it can be associated with a number of near-Earth asteroids as well as the Tunguska 1908 event and perhaps other fireball and even impact phenomena.
		In the mid-20th Century, Fred L. Whipple showed that multiple Taurid meteor streams (aka the Taurid complex) were associated with 2P/Encke, and also explained how Encke's orbit was affected by its own activity, part of his famed "dirty snowball" concept.
	www.hohmanntransfer.com /cgi-bin/get.cgi?num=2P (548 words)

	SETI Endeavor Archives: SETI [ASTRO] Radio Meteor Alert
		most of the returns appeared to be typical >meteor signatures." > >It's impossible to say whether the echoes observed by Nelson were meteoroids >from the Beta Taurid stream or from the June Boötid stream.
		> >Beta Taurids >The Beta Taurids are an annual meteor shower belonging to a class of >"daytime showers" that peak after sunrise.
		> >"To identify what happens with the Beta Taurids this year, whether a swarm >event or not, I would suggest radio observers should be especially alert >between June 18-19 through to July 2-3 at least," says Alastair McBeath, the >vice President of the International Meteor Organization.
	seti.sentry.net /archive/public/1999/6-99/0270.html (1073 words)

	Radiomet - Előrejelzések (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Taurids in October-November are Moon-free, in a potential Taurid Complex meteoroid `swarm' return year.
		The maximum ZHR is generally low, and swift, faint meteors can be expected, favouring telescopic observing.
		This minor shower can be seen from the southern hemisphere, from where its radiant attains a reasonable elevation above the horizon after midnight.
	radiomet.mcse.hu /elore/elore.html (6620 words)

	SETI Endeavor Archives: SETI [ASTRO] IMO-NEWS: 1999 Beta Taurid
		> The Beta Taurids are usually assumed to last from about June 5 to July >17, reaching an ill-defined single maximum around June 28 (solar >longitude 96.7 degrees (all solar longitudes given here are for eq.
		> Non-radio observers are faced with a very difficult prospect, because >the centre of the Beta Taurid radiant is just 10 degrees or so west of >the Sun on June 28.
		> There are of course no guarantees that anything unusual will happen >from the Beta Taurids this year, but even establishing that no swarm >recurrence happened in 1999 June-July with some degree of certainty >would help refine David Asher's model of the Taurid Complex swarm.
	seti.sentry.net /archive/public/1999/6-99/0214.html (1080 words)

	Электронная библиотека астронома-любителя. RU.SPACE.NEWS - архив за 06 ...
		The Perseids have become the single most exciting and dynamic meteor shower in recent times, with outbursts producing EZHRs of 400+ in 1991 and 1992, decreasing to around 300 in 1993, 220 in 1994 and ~120-160 since, at the shower's primary maximum.
		October to December Ecliptical minor shower activity reaches what might be regarded as a peak in early to mid November, with the Taurid streams in action.
		Northern Taurids Active: October 1 - November 25; Maximum: November 12 (lambda = 230deg); ZHR = 5; Radiant: alpha = 58deg, delta = +22deg, Radiant drift: see Table 3; Size: alpha = 20deg x delta = 10deg; V = 29 km/s; r = 2.3; TFC: as Southern Taurids.
	www.astrolib.ru /rsn/1998/07/06 (7159 words)

	COLLISIONS FROM 1800
		June 30 [Beta Taurid max] 1874 Huge stone falls in thunderstorm, crushing Chinese cottage and killing a child within.
		Not forgetting that known ‘safe’ Comets are by their nature volatile with consequent sudden orbital changes, let’s stop sticking our heads in the sand and assess the situation.
		Today, the Taurids are our most energetic complex and contain hundreds of thousands of bodies, each able to unleash a huge explosion.
	www.webspawner.com /users/1800 (1226 words)

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