[HonjUopu]

Just thought I'd share, I find space amazing.

This whole deal starts around 11pm Eastern.


Geminids Meteor Shower: 'Up All Night' With NASA!
12.13.11


False-color composite view of 2008 Geminid meteor shower. (NASA/MSFC/B. Cooke, NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office) View large image

More Information
› Link: All Sky Camera Network
› NASA News: Meteors
› Wikipedia: Geminids Put on the hot chocolate...find a warm, toasty location...and join us on the night of Dec. 13-14 for our "Up All Night with NASA" live Web chat about the 2011 Geminid meteor shower!

The Geminids -- the final major meteor shower of the year -- will be somewhat obstructed by a waning gibbous moon. Anytime between Dec. 12-16 is a valid window for Geminid-watching, but the night of Dec. 13-14 is the anticipated peak.

On Tuesday, Dec. 13, meteor experts Dr. Bill Cooke, Danielle Moser and Rhiannon Blaauw from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will be answering your questions about the Geminids via a live Web chat. Join them on Dec. 13 at 11 p.m. EST, then stay up until 5 a.m. EST for the meteor shower.

Joining the chat is easy. Simply return to this page a few minutes before 11 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The chat module will appear at the bottom of this page. After you log in, wait for the chat module to be activated, then ask your questions.

Ustream Feed
A live video/audio feed -- did you know that meteors blip, ping, and whistle? -- of the Geminid shower is embedded below. The camera is mounted at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. During the day, you'll see a dark gray box -- the camera is light-activated and will turn on at dusk each evening. Even before the camera activates, you can still hear the audio of meteors passing through the sky.

GO to the link for the stream and the chat.

http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/geminids2011.html

[irrelaAnnekly]

Hey Gen... did you catch the lunar eclipse? I got up at MFing 4am for that... just to find that while it was cool, it wasn't nearly as cool as when the eclipse takes place in the late evening. I was a wreck that day after no sleep (and too many beers the night before).

[CarrieSexy]

Hey Gen... did you catch the lunar eclipse? I got up at MFing 4am for that... just to find that while it was cool, it wasn't nearly as cool as when the eclipse takes place in the late evening. I was a wreck that day after no sleep (and too many beers the night before).

No damn it, I had a total brain fart and forgot about it, I was dealing with patching up my roof before the storm.

FYI - Check you PM's I need to ask you a question about my diesel.

[ebBPxIai]

Thanks. Have always had a version of starry night pro on my computer for as long as it has been available/ I can remember.

Caught this (or the leonids) back somewhere around in 1991 -1992. Whatever meteor it was...fin-eh!


3 - 6+ inches streaks at arms length meteor every 10-15 seconds. I (we) biked out to a park and laid back on a picnic table caught it full on for a couple hours with my girl, and a small bit of herb. Blew my mind. Nice.

+1 for happy endings.