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Geminid Meteor Shower, Wed 13th After Midnight BEST EVER
Posted by:
Rocket Man
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Date: December 12, 2017 09:59PM
If you're looking for a fantastic light show December 13-14, all you need to do is look up.
The annual Geminid meteor shower is one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year. This year is expected to be the best meteor shower ever.
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"With August's Perseids obscured by bright moonlight, the Geminids will be the best shower this year," said Bill Cooke, with NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, in a news release. "The thin, waning crescent moon won't spoil the show."
But there's another reason why the Geminids are special.
Most meteor showers are caused by comets. The Geminids are associated with an asteroid called the 3200 Phaethon. Having an asteroid as the foundation of a meteor shower provides an excellent source of dust grains that will burn up as they dive into the Earth's atmosphere, according to NASA. That's why some researchers call Phaethon a "rock comet."
The annual Geminid meteor shower is one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year. This year is expected to be the best meteor shower ever.
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"With August's Perseids obscured by bright moonlight, the Geminids will be the best shower this year," said Bill Cooke, with NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, in a news release. "The thin, waning crescent moon won't spoil the show."
But there's another reason why the Geminids are special.
Most meteor showers are caused by comets. The Geminids are associated with an asteroid called the 3200 Phaethon. Having an asteroid as the foundation of a meteor shower provides an excellent source of dust grains that will burn up as they dive into the Earth's atmosphere, according to NASA. That's why some researchers call Phaethon a "rock comet."
Re: Geminid Meteor Shower, Wed 13th After Midnight BEST EVER
Posted by:
WX3YE
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Date: December 12, 2017 10:07PM
It's going to be zero degrees below zero outside. No thanks.
Re: Geminid Meteor Shower, Wed 13th After Midnight BEST EVER
Posted by:
Man Show Boy
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Date: December 12, 2017 10:10PM
WX3YE Wrote:
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> It's going to be zero degrees below zero outside.
> No thanks.
A real man would be outside in 10 below.
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> It's going to be zero degrees below zero outside.
> No thanks.
A real man would be outside in 10 below.
Re: Geminid Meteor Shower, Wed 13th After Midnight BEST EVER
Posted by:
Wn494
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Date: December 13, 2017 06:59AM
Nice
Re: Geminid Meteor Shower, Wed 13th After Midnight BEST EVER
Posted by:
Golden Showers Anytime
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Date: December 13, 2017 09:52AM
Man Show Boy Wrote:
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> WX3YE Wrote:
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> > It's going to be zero degrees below zero
> outside.
> > No thanks.
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> A real man would be outside in 10 below.
What’s a real man in this region? Just living here certifies you 37% Pussy. And if you moved here, you love taking it up the ass.
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> WX3YE Wrote:
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> > It's going to be zero degrees below zero
> outside.
> > No thanks.
>
> A real man would be outside in 10 below.
What’s a real man in this region? Just living here certifies you 37% Pussy. And if you moved here, you love taking it up the ass.
Re: Geminid Meteor Shower, Wed 13th After Midnight BEST EVER
Posted by:
Orion the Hunter
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Date: December 13, 2017 09:52AM
WX3YE Wrote:
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> It's going to be zero degrees below zero outside.
> No thanks.
And if you can't make it out, or if skies are cloudy, you can watch NASA's Geminids webcast live here from the Automated Lunar and Meteor Observatory at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, starting at sunset, about 5:40 p.m. ET on Dec. 13.
Live Stream of Geminids
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc
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> It's going to be zero degrees below zero outside.
> No thanks.
And if you can't make it out, or if skies are cloudy, you can watch NASA's Geminids webcast live here from the Automated Lunar and Meteor Observatory at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, starting at sunset, about 5:40 p.m. ET on Dec. 13.
Live Stream of Geminids
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc