It’s that time again, Geeks. Bundle up and head outdoors tonight between 10PM local time and sunrise Wednesday morning to catch the incoming Geminid meteors. The map above should give you a good idea of where to look; if you’re feeling especially Citizen Sciencey, check out the just-released, free Meteor Counter app for iPad and iPhone. It lets you report your meteor count and observations to NASA. The Meteoroid Environment Office, led by Bill Cooke, created the app just for tonight.
“Observers with clear skies could see as many as 40 Geminids per hour,” predicts Bill Cooke of the NASA Meteoroid Environment Office. “Our all-sky network of meteor cameras has captured several early Geminid fireballs. They were so bright, we could see them despite the moonlight.”
Sounds like a good show. If any of you are out tonight, report back with your stories and pics!
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I am curious about something… what is "local time" ??
The time where you are. :)
I may be stupid when it comes to astrophysics, but, are you suggesting the meteor shower will take 24 hours and will rotate all around the globe?
Umm..no. But the Earth will take 24 hours to rotate through space, meanwhile the Geminids will be falling closely enough to be seen.
The earth doesn't rotate, the sun goes around the earth. Shows how much you know.
The earth DOES rotate , and it circles around the sun. >.> Shows how much YOU know.
Michelle: sarcasm. Look that up.
did ne1 get the 1st glimpse?