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Topic: Constellation Gemini
The parent of the Geminids is 3200 Phaethon, which is arguably considered to be either an asteroid or an extinct comet. When the Earth passes through trails of dust, or meteoroids, left by 3200 Phaethon, that dust burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, creating the Geminid meteor shower. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA reports Geminid Meteor Shower to peak December 13th and 14thWritten by Molly Porter
“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. “The thin, waning crescent Moon won’t spoil the show.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA says Wednesday best night to view Orionid Meteor ShowerNASA Headquarters? Orionid meteors appear every year around this time, when Earth travels through an area of space littered with debris from Halley’s Comet. This year the peak will occur on the night of Wednesday, October 21st into the morning of Thursday, October 22nd. ![]() An Orionid meteor recorded by the NASA All Sky Fireball Network station on top of Mt. Lemmon, Arizona on Oct. 13, 2015 at 4:31am EDT. (NASA) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA announces 2014 Orionid Meteor Shower to begin Tuesday morning, October 21stWritten by Tony Phillips
Blame Halley’s Comet. Every year in mid-to-late October, Earth passes through a stream of dusty debris from Comet Halley, and the pre-dawn sky can light up with a pretty display of shooting stars. “We expect to see about 20 meteors per hour when the shower peaks on Tuesday morning, October 21st,” says Bill Cooke, the head of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office. “With no Moon to spoil the show, observing conditions should be ideal.” ![]() Orionid meteors fly out of a radiant near the shoulder of Orion, the Hunter. In this sky map, the radiant is denoted by a red dot. Although the meteors emerge from a single point, they can appear anywhere in the sky. (Dr. Tony Phillips) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA says NESSI instrument will help Astronomers analyse Atmospheres, Compositions of ExoplanetsWritten by Whitney Clavin
NESSI got its first peek at the sky on April 3rd, 2014. It looked at Pollux, a star in the Gemini constellation, and Arcturus, in the Boötes constellation, confirming that all modes of the instrument are working. ![]() The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology’s 2.4-meter (7.9-foot) Magdalena Ridge Observatory in Socorro County, NM. (New Mexico Tech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA says look to the skies Saturday night for the Geminid Meteor ShowerWritten by Tony Phillips
“It’s going to be cold,” says Bill Cooke of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office. “But that is the best time to see the 2013 Geminid meteor shower.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
How to See the Best Meteor Showers of the Year: Tools, Tips and ‘Save the Dates’NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
First a word about the moon – it is not the meteor watcher’s friend. Light reflecting off a bright moon can be just as detrimental to good meteor viewing as those bright lights of the big city. There is nothing you can do except howl at the moon, so you’ll have to put up with it or wait until the next favorable shower. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
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