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Re: (meteorobs) Geminid Report
Anybody see a beautiful mag -4 earth grazer at approximately 0351 UT Sunday
15 December (Saturday evening 1051 EST in the states?) I was driving. I
turned to the east just as this beauty streaked across the eastern sky south
of Orion. It swept through southern Monoceros, just south of Procyon and
flared a bit as it burned out just south of Cancer.
This one was visible for 8-10 seconds and since I was in the Jeep I could
not detect a persistent train. I don't believe it was a Gem because of it's
trajectory.
I've not observed the Geminids because they normally occur during a ham
radio contest in which I usually participate. Although we did make several
radio contacts using meteor bursts.
Location was just south of Louisville, KY. Approximately 85 w, 38 n.
Regards...and Happy Holidays
Mark S. Williams
Elizabeth, IN
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