Tim_Lou Posted December 11, 2004 Report Posted December 11, 2004 http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/watchtheskies/06dec_geminids.html metor shower, must watch!on monday, Dec. 13th. above is a nava website describing this event.
Tim_Lou Posted December 11, 2004 Author Report Posted December 11, 2004 my sisters and me are planning to watch it in a park. ;)too bad, its Monday, cant stay too late... would be better if it was on Saturday...well...
TINNY Posted December 12, 2004 Report Posted December 12, 2004 so when should i watch it over here in Malaysia? sunday? ;)
Tim_Lou Posted December 12, 2004 Author Report Posted December 12, 2004 hmm, i dont know.but the meteors will be around during these days, its jsut that there are maxium amounts on Monday night... take a look outside around these days, im sure you will find something......"middle of the night" is the best time possible, and going out to country would be a good idea, since there are less street lights. too bad.......its all cloudy tonight ;) , hope it will get better Monday.
TINNY Posted December 12, 2004 Report Posted December 12, 2004 it's even worse over here tim. three states in malaysia were hit with terrible floods. Two died.
Aki Posted December 12, 2004 Report Posted December 12, 2004 When Monday night? Monday night in New York is at a different time than Monday night in Vancouver. But I'm really excited. My mom says see has never seen a meteor shower in her 40+ years if life, it's amazing that I get to see it without waiting that long.
Tim_Lou Posted December 12, 2004 Author Report Posted December 12, 2004 ;) looks like the weather doesnt want us to see the shower... its still all cloudy over here, and some people said that its gonna snow on Monday, too bad. i guess NY is also cloudy right?since northern NJ here is cloudy...
Tim_Lou Posted December 13, 2004 Author Report Posted December 13, 2004 haha, the sky is all clear now!!! i can hardly find clouds......it was rainly and cloudy in the morning....hehe, better finish my homework quickly and watch the show!
Tormod Posted December 13, 2004 Report Posted December 13, 2004 And bring a camera so you can post some pictures!
IrishEyes Posted December 13, 2004 Report Posted December 13, 2004 haha, the sky is all clear now!!! i can hardly find clouds......it was rainly and cloudy in the morning....hehe, better finish my homework quickly and watch the show!We're going out in a bit to see what we can see. Should be quite exciting. I wish that it was already Christmas, so my son had his new telescope! ;) We saw the Leonid shower a few years back. What an awesome thing.Actually, Tim, this shower has caused quite a thing down here. I saw on the news last night that people were calling the police, fire/rescue, and NASA, because of 'fire in the sky'. Maybe I'll get out my camera and try to take some pics of it. If I can get any good ones, I'll try to post them here.
Tim_Lou Posted December 13, 2004 Author Report Posted December 13, 2004 lol, meteor caused fire?!??! i know meteors can cause problems on satellites.... man, i havnt even seen one in my garden... whatever...i'll try to bring the ditigal camera, but im not sure if the pictures can be taken under such dark....
Tim_Lou Posted December 13, 2004 Author Report Posted December 13, 2004 hey, Tormod, you gonna try to catch some meteors? maybe take a look outside during midnight.... will be kinda scary, hehe.
TINNY Posted December 14, 2004 Report Posted December 14, 2004 any meteors yet? its total sunshine here
Tim_Lou Posted December 14, 2004 Author Report Posted December 14, 2004 i just came back from my "meteor shower" trip! (not really a trip ;) ) it was absolutely stunning and beautiful, my sisters and me saw like 15 of them... in about 2 hours.(only 3 of us were in the park, nobody else. It was pretty scary..) it was not like a shower... it was like 1 meteor per 5 minutes or so..it was cold as hell, phew, my feet are freezing... the meteors were stunning, theyr like bright stars in the sky that appear then disappear in 1 or 2 seconds, move across the sky, and leave a little trail... taking picture was impossible...... well, one meteor in 5 minutes, gotta be pretty lucky.. how about you guys? got anything cool?
IrishEyes Posted December 14, 2004 Report Posted December 14, 2004 I think you may have gone out too early, Tim. Here's what I read from the NASA site...Where should you look? Anywhere. Geminids streak all over the sky. Trace some backwards: they all lead to a radiant point in the constellation Gemini. This year the radiant lies next to Saturn--a beautiful coincidence. Gemini and Saturn are high overhead at midnight, easy to find.I've been outside for a bit. What incredible beauty! And yes, I broke down and gave the boy his birthday present 12 days early, and he loved it!! He's still out stargazing as we speak. I need to get going and take him some hot cocoa before his fingers freeze...And Tim, thanks for putting the info out here. I know I can find this stuff other places, but it's just really cool that you guys are willing to share this stuff. I really appreciate it more than you realize! ;)
Aki Posted December 14, 2004 Report Posted December 14, 2004 When the next meteor shower?No luck here at all. It's cloudy.......
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