Asteroid Shower, Peaks on Friday, December 14th |
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Asteroid Shower, Peaks on Friday, December 14th |
  Dec 3 2007, 08:15 AM
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 Master Mucker!  Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4  |
This should be cool to watch!
QUOTE Mark your calendar: The best meteor shower of 2007 peaks on Friday, December 14th. You can get the full story and info here. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/03...eroidshower.htm 
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Dec 14 2007, 07:05 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Peak time to watch tonight, dont forget.
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Dec 15 2007, 05:41 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
The Geminid meteor shower has been amazing! I got up really early to watch.
Below 0 outside, but nice clear skies for watching.
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Dec 15 2007, 04:23 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 120 Joined: 8-February 07 From: Kentucky Member No.: 978 |
I tried, but we have been socked in with cloud cover. Thanks for the reminders. Glad you got to enjoy their beauty.
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Dec 16 2007, 09:23 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Shame you didnt get to see any Faaus, it sure was cool.
You can still see some, just not as many as you could on the 14th and 15th. Here is info from a man in Guffey Colorado... Picture also by him....  QUOTE In Guffey, Colorado, an all-sky camera operated by Chris Peterson captured 111 of the brightest meteors on Dec. 12th - 15th: "At least 65 are confirmed Geminids," says Peterson. "Several very bright fireballs are apparent, as well as the curved trails of Mars and Sirius." The Geminids of 2007 began on Dec. 13th less flamboyantly than expected, but the shower quickly developed into one of the best Geminid displays in years. According to the International Meteor Organization, counts under ideal dark-sky conditions reached 140 meteors per hour. Dec. 15th produced an extra helping of fireballs making the night after the predicted Dec. 14th peak visually best of all. Here is a link to a picture he took. http://spaceweather.com/meteors/geminids/i...qjtqrlhh8uun9s3  Very cool!
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Dec 14 2015, 09:55 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
Geminids peak tonight, but it is supposed to be cloudy here :(
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Dec 14 2015, 12:23 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
 I have been enjoying them for several days now. They say one may be able to see up to 120 an hour.  I know just standing here in the valley (open skies) for 5 minutes last night, I was able to see six....It was worth the longer look I thought.  They looked like hot embers from a fire falling from the sky.  Great sky show!!
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Dec 15 2015, 06:27 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 130 Joined: 24-October 15 From: Colorado Springs Member No.: 121,949 |
O yea, my wife and i saw once through the city lights last week. It was brilliant and lasted long enough for me to shout "look!" and point her in the right direction to see it.
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