(meteorobs) Video Geminids from Colorado

prospector at znet.com prospector at znet.com
Mon Dec 14 19:48:48 EST 2009


Thanks for the post. I looked at the individual meteor videos listed below
the 360 degree photo and saw in meteor 2009.12.1400:13:36MST a definite
radiation off to the left during the video. Do you know if this is
electrical as lightning or fragmentation?
                                       Dave English
                                   Oceanside, California

Quoting Chris Peterson <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>:

> This was the most active shower I've ever recorded. My camera caught 298
> meteors on December 14, of which at least 232 were Geminids. With a video
> sensitivity of about magnitude 1, the peak rate was 50/hr at 4am local
> (1100
> UT). Every time I poked my head outside, I saw lots of meteors as well.
> I've
> got a composite image and lots of fireball videos posted at
> http://www.cloudbait.com/science/geminid2009.html
>
> Chris
>
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