More info from my blog: http://www.astro.sg/2012/12/meteor-show ... 12_13.html
Geminid Meteor Shower peaking tonight
Geminid Meteor Shower peaking tonight
New Moon night + Meteor Shower Peak = drink lots of coffee
More info from my blog: http://www.astro.sg/2012/12/meteor-show ... 12_13.html
More info from my blog: http://www.astro.sg/2012/12/meteor-show ... 12_13.html
Last edited by Gary on Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:47 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Geminid Meteor Shower peaking tonight
anyone doing any session? seems like a gd period.
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Re: Geminid Meteor Shower peaking tonight
Geminid Meteor shower web streaming from Japan. Updated every 30sec. Watch full screen. Beautiful clear skies there now! --> http://ustre.am/sbLo
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"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Geminid Meteor Shower peaking tonight
Zenith clearing up now. Time to lie down and look straight up for meteors. ![[smilie=frozen.gif]](./images/smilies/frozen.gif "frozen")
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-- John Dobson.
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Re: Geminid Meteor Shower peaking tonight
Am at Frasers Hill now with others incl William (Universe24) and Jia Hao.
It was completely cloudy throughout last night (night of Thurs 13th). There was only a short period of clear patches around Orion and Taurus around 11pm, but we didnt see any meteors.
Will be spending a second night here, hopefully it would be clear tonight, but last night was the peak.
Looks like I have better luck with the Perseids, Orionids and S.D. Aquarids than Geminids, thus far.
Am doing some productive bird watching this morning. Excellent cool weather here, my thermometer showed 19.8C last night and this morning. 22 C at 5pm yesterday. Foggy most of the time. Its cooler than I expected, what with climate change and the altitude here being only 4000ft/1200m. This is my first time back in Frasers Hill since I was a kid.
It was completely cloudy throughout last night (night of Thurs 13th). There was only a short period of clear patches around Orion and Taurus around 11pm, but we didnt see any meteors.
Will be spending a second night here, hopefully it would be clear tonight, but last night was the peak.
Looks like I have better luck with the Perseids, Orionids and S.D. Aquarids than Geminids, thus far.
Am doing some productive bird watching this morning. Excellent cool weather here, my thermometer showed 19.8C last night and this morning. 22 C at 5pm yesterday. Foggy most of the time. Its cooler than I expected, what with climate change and the altitude here being only 4000ft/1200m. This is my first time back in Frasers Hill since I was a kid.
Re: Geminid Meteor Shower peaking tonight
Sounds like a fun get together cum astro trip! Good luck tonight!
Glad to know a few people in Singapore caught some meteors early this morning - some of them even caught 10! There are also people who are very excited and determine to catch their first meteor in their life and they did. One person even went for solo trip to Lim Chu Kang to accomplish that! ![[smilie=admire.gif]](./images/smilies/admire.gif "admire")
Glad to know a few people in Singapore caught some meteors early this morning - some of them even caught 10! There are also people who are very excited and determine to catch their first meteor in their life and they did. One person even went for solo trip to Lim Chu Kang to accomplish that!
Last edited by Gary on Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:45 am, edited 1 time in total.
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"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
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Re: Geminid Meteor Shower peaking tonight
Hi,
I just saw a bright one fly past my south facing kitchen windows while checking sky condition... last nearly 2 seconds!!!
Obs will be activated!!
Have a nice day.
I just saw a bright one fly past my south facing kitchen windows while checking sky condition... last nearly 2 seconds!!!
Obs will be activated!!
Have a nice day.
Yang Weixing
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Re: Geminid Meteor Shower peaking tonight
Hi folks:
Missed out the 13/14 Dec tried 14/15... bad weather drifting clouds and a handful of Geminids and others.
http://nightevents.blogspot.sg/2012/12/ ... y-sky.html
Missed out the 13/14 Dec tried 14/15... bad weather drifting clouds and a handful of Geminids and others.
http://nightevents.blogspot.sg/2012/12/ ... y-sky.html
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Re: Geminid Meteor Shower peaking tonight
Awesome! So bright! Thanks for sharing Mr Chia. We should have stayed a little bit longer in Bishan Park.
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-- John Dobson.
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Re: Geminid Meteor Shower peaking tonight
2nd night at Frasers Hill was also cloudy and/or foggy throughout.
An anti-astro weather event must have struck!
Total meteors seen over two nights = 0. Bird species = >20. Tree species = uncountable.
An anti-astro weather event must have struck!
Total meteors seen over two nights = 0. Bird species = >20. Tree species = uncountable.