August's Perseids and December's Geminids are the Old Faithfuls of meteor
showers, putting on reliably strong displays year after year. Which one
appears more spectacular depends largely on the phase of the Moon. This year
a nearly full Moon made it hard to see the faintest Perseid meteors, but
conditions are quite favorable for the Geminids. The Moon won't rise until
roughly 1:30 a.m. on the night of December 13-14, when the meteor shower
will be at its strongest. And even after moonrise, skyglow from the waning
crescent should be only a minor problem as long as you face west, with your
back to the Moon.
http://skytonight.com/observing/home/4882906.html
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| User: "Dr. Bipolar" |
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| Title: Re: Best Meteor Shower of 2006 |
12 Dec 2006 10:30:51 PM |
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mukyuk wrote:
August's Perseids and December's Geminids are the Old Faithfuls of meteor
showers, putting on reliably strong displays year after year. Which one
appears more spectacular depends largely on the phase of the Moon. This year
a nearly full Moon made it hard to see the faintest Perseid meteors, but
conditions are quite favorable for the Geminids. The Moon won't rise until
roughly 1:30 a.m. on the night of December 13-14, when the meteor shower
will be at its strongest. And even after moonrise, skyglow from the waning
crescent should be only a minor problem as long as you face west, with your
back to the Moon.
http://skytonight.com/observing/home/4882906.html
If you see any UFOs out there while watching the celestial light show,
please let us know!
Dr. Bipolar
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| User: "mukyuk" |
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| Title: Re: Best Meteor Shower of 2006 |
12 Dec 2006 11:07:52 PM |
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"Dr. Bipolar" <g-ray52@excite.com> wrote in message
news:1165984251.273981.142360@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
mukyuk wrote:
August's Perseids and December's Geminids are the Old Faithfuls of meteor
showers, putting on reliably strong displays year after year. Which one
appears more spectacular depends largely on the phase of the Moon. This
year
a nearly full Moon made it hard to see the faintest Perseid meteors, but
conditions are quite favorable for the Geminids. The Moon won't rise
until
roughly 1:30 a.m. on the night of December 13-14, when the meteor shower
will be at its strongest. And even after moonrise, skyglow from the
waning
crescent should be only a minor problem as long as you face west, with
your
back to the Moon.
http://skytonight.com/observing/home/4882906.html
If you see any UFOs out there while watching the celestial light show,
please let us know!
Why be looking 'out there' for UFOs when you already have them inside your
head?
Dr. Bipolar
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