P.S. to lurkers - A) If someone would post a 3-D orbit plot, I would appreciate it. C) Comets recharge the debris from which meteor showers are created. My rough visual impression is that the Earth is orbiting towards the crossing track of the comet. Considering Comet C/2006 A1's orbit, any opinions on whether there may be any chances for an increased meteor shower later in the year? Kurt: Here is a link to a java applet for this comet's orbit. It's on the asteroid side of the wall within JPL and they seem to have better tools over their than on the comet side of the wall. http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/db?sstr=2006a1 As for meteor activity, I should think that the high inclination will keep any debris well away from earth orbit, even though the perihelion distance is inside the orbit of Venus. DT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com