Orionids October 20, Meteor shower landing zone |
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 Oct 20 2017, 09:25 AM
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Shovel Buster!  Group: Members Posts: 130 Joined: 24-October 15 From: Colorado Springs Member No.: 121,949  |
So I have done some advanced calculations and have tracked where in Colorado, to within 7 feet, that meteors will land TONIGHT! Bring a net and see if you can snag one out of the air! Just kidding.....
Tonight is the peak of the orionids. The constellation Orion will not rise until around midnight, so peak viewing will be from around midnight tonight until 4 a.m. tomorrow morning. Estimated at 20-30 per hour, this year is expected on the lower end of the spectrum. You never know though, some years have experienced upwards of 100/hour. Maybe consider getting up early to watch the show and the getting out to dig by sun up! -------------------- Rock: Climb it. Dig it. Build your house upon it.
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 Dec 15 2017, 10:24 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
It was cloudy the other day but the sky was wide open last night.
 Saw a nice bright Geminid meteor shooting through the sky and it burned right into my brain.  
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nate Orionids October 20 Oct 20 2017, 09:25 AM
Crusty Should be good and dark on the Barite dig and thou... Oct 20 2017, 09:34 AM Woody Looking at the Headlines from the local News Stati... Dec 13 2017, 04:49 PM Crusty Don't know about the rest of the state, but I ... Dec 13 2017, 05:17 PM Woody Yep you called it Crusty,
Last night I had to d... Dec 14 2017, 08:33 AM
Crusty QUOTE (Woody @ Dec 14 2017, 07:33 AM) Yep... Dec 14 2017, 12:04 PM |
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