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Post by crowman on Dec 13, 2010 12:02:41 GMT -1
Hello all
Just to let you all know if you get chance to take a look outside tonight and tomorrow night our fine planet is about to pass through what looks like being a rather rich meteor shower. We pass through several regular meteor showers every year. The Geminids (so called because they seem to originate in the constellation of Gemini, the twins) is one of the richest showers of the year which reaches its peak on the 13th and 14th. Geminid meteors are slower than normal because they are made of larger rock and associated with an asteroid rather than a comet. This will make them appear for longer and brighter. If you fancy looking up tonight, first locate Orion. From his belt look directly up and you should see two bright stars. This is the area the shower will seem to originate from. Enjoy!
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Post by Rion on Dec 13, 2010 12:29:39 GMT -1
Thanks crowman!
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Post by arth_frown on Dec 13, 2010 14:47:56 GMT -1
Thanks for the heads up. The problem here is it's been foggy all day. Always the way when you want to look up.
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Post by Sìle on Dec 13, 2010 19:27:44 GMT -1
Foggy here, too, and tonight - cloudy. Shame.
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Post by Heron on Dec 13, 2010 20:15:02 GMT -1
Some clear areas between banks of cloud. The half Moon with Jupiter nearby in the SW.
To the east Orion lies low above the top of the hill. Castor and Pollux just visible but through wisps of cloud with some heavier cloud drifting nearby. No meteors visible while I was out.
Our local council have a policy of turning off all the street lights in smaller villages after midnight. it's controversial, but I love it. I'll go out again then to see what bright stars are glittering between the clouds, and if any of the meteors are visible.
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Post by Heron on Dec 14, 2010 11:33:26 GMT -1
Some spectacular displays after midnight last night, by which time the sky had cleared. Some 'shooting stars' but also some bright flashes. I began looking towards Gemini but they were in fact randomly appearing in different parts of the sky, mostly it seemed across the Plough.
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Post by dreamguardian on Dec 14, 2010 11:37:24 GMT -1
I shall have a gander tonight, we have no light polution so should be googd
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Post by crowman on Dec 15, 2010 7:00:59 GMT -1
I saw quite a few across orion... i think if you trace their path they originate near the geminids
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Post by crowman on Dec 29, 2010 12:57:18 GMT -1
Continuing this thread the Quadrantids meteor shower peaks after midnight on January 3rd morning of January 4th. There is also a New Moon on 4th which will make them more visible. As if thats not enough theres a partial solar eclipse on the morning of the 4th January too.
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