Re: (meteorobs) Geminids [from Perth]

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Geminids [from Perth]
• From: Lew Gramer <dedalus@latrade.com>
• Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 14:10:18 -0500
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Jenny from Perth [Australia] writes:
>Hello to all,
>Just to let you know my sister and I had our first meteor watching
>night at a suburb north of Perth, Thursday/Friday from about 11 pm to
>0130 and saw about 30 meteors. Some bright ones, others much duller. A
>couple of bright orange ones leaving tails went East to West. These were
>all about in the same section of sky where we expected the Geminids. We
>were pleased with our viewing.

Congratulations, Jenny! :)

Sounds like you had a fine night of observing on the Geminid peak. By
the way, don't forget that meteors appear all over the sky, too! There
is never any need to look in one particular area to "see the show".

Take care, and keep letting us know what you see on 'meteorobs'! :)

Lew Gramer


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