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luckydog
December 10th, 2009, 07:04
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/091210-geminid-meteor-shower.html? (http://www.space.com/spacewatch/091210-geminid-meteor-shower.html)

Cazzie
December 10th, 2009, 11:17
No moon either LD, just dress extremely warm if it's clear. the geminids are cool, because of the way the earth moves through the stream of particles. The strike at a much slower speed than other prominent leteor shower meteors like the Leonids or Persids. And because their particles are generally larger, they often are brighter and can produce a smoke trail. Geminids are cool, meant to throw this up tomorrow night.

Got to get use to the cold, because it is not suppose to get out of the 30s at the NC 2-AA HS football championships in Chapel Hill Saturday at Kenan. So I'll be down your way to see Reidsville take on Newton-Conover at 11:00 am. Go Rams. Three-peat!

Caz

Wing_Z
December 10th, 2009, 11:37
Given we're kinda side-on as we approach the solstice, this should be viewable from the southern hemisphere too - unless the meteor orbit comes at us from the northern hemisphere?

Snuffy
December 10th, 2009, 11:37
Of course we're having a frontal system here dancing back and forth so chances are I'm not gonna see this. :kilroy: