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Re: (meteorobs) Don't miss the Geminids Dec 13/14...a good shower
About the geminids, Where will be the moon on these days (13/14
dec)?
On Wed, 18 Nov 1998 GeoZay@aol.com wrote:
>
> Since there are a lot of folks here excited about the recent Leonids, I want
> to remind you that next month there will be another good meteor shower to
> watch. They are the Geminids with a ZHR in the range of 120. It usually has
> lots of fireballs...but may not be anywhere near what most of you recently
> saw. The Geminid peak is on Dec 13/14, but you can usually see a lot on Dec
> 12/13 as well. These meteors are about half the speed as the Leonids, but
> essentially devoid of the brilliant trains. It's essentially an all night
> meteor shower with activity starting around 7pm with the most activity
> occuring near 2 am. So....dust off your sleeping bags and other stuff and get
> ready for another possible round of celestial skyworks.
> George Zay
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