Geminid Meteor show Dec. 14th

[dbuzz]

most people will tell you this is the best show to watch. i saw a really good geminid show a few years ago and i must say its AMAZING!!!!! if you can stay up late enough to see them you should really joll a few joints, and take a friend to witness the best meteor show of the year. it's definitely an inspiring holiday treat. hope it turns out great!! i for one will be out there for many hours staring. anyone esle look foward to stuff like this?

here's some links about the geminids and the peak times

http://www.space.com/spacewatch/geminid_meteors_021206.html

http://www.amsmeteors.org/showers.html#geminids

 

[billycw]

thanks for the heads up. love to watch meteor showers. ill be outside for sure.

 

[Guest]

if you like astronomy then download this star map, its one of the best with loads of features http://www.stellarium.org/

 

[fr33th3w33d]

dude the date on that was 2002.. and it said saturday the 14th.. is it supposed to be the same time every year?

 

[Guest]

is it supposed to be the same time every year?

yes

 

[fr33th3w33d]

yeah, sorry it caught me off guard

http://www.imo.net/calendar/2006/fall

7th-17th. peak at 14th..

 

[Guest]

http://skytonight.com/observing/ataglance

 

[Guest]

thank you

 

[Guest]

Hey Pack, thanks for the heads up.................nothin like a good meteor show with a good buzz goin.

Bh

 

[Too High To Fly]

I'll actually be watching for the next few nights (early mornings). Should be pretty sweet.

I get all my info from SpaceWeather.com

 

[Nikijad4210]

I thought the Leonid shower was the best of the best? Oh hell, I've been out of the loop since I junked my broken telescope a few years back and my subscription to Astronomy mag ran out.....

 

[Guest]

ill be watchin for it. not too happy i have to work at 9am on the 15th though

 

[dbuzz]

anyone watching this with a good enough camera to take photos or possibly make a video? that would be cool

i think the absolute peak is at 4am on the 14th

 

[Guest]

the Leonid shower is no more, this was its last year.

 

[pepelepew098]

i caught that on accident once and it was unreal!
one was so pronounced it made me kinda nervous, heh heh

 

[dbuzz]

im going to walk outside now and see if i can see anything a day early

 

[Insomniac]

hm thanks for the reminder! I just might have to lay out and watch!

 

[Guest]

that star map will show animated meteors from where they come from, during the Leonid It showed them coming out of Leo.

 

[Pink]

I'm lying out in the grass now, I've seen several bright ones, and many faint.

 

[minds_I]

Hello all,

Well I am bummed- its cloudy and will continue t be cloudy till Monday.

Oh well, next year.

minds_I