The Geminids are currently at their peak level of activity. Visual meteor observers in Europe reported Zenithal Hourly Rates (ZHR) as high as 100-180 meteors per hour. The ZHR numbers are a measure of… more →
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteorscomputerphysicslab wrote 3 months ago: Serendipitously, I got captured this meteor while exposing Procyon in a shift-and-add series. The fi … more →
gelodj wrote 6 months ago: Here are some of the more noteworthy sky events that will take place this year. SPACE.com’s we … more →
Carl Hergenrother wrote 7 months ago: The Geminids are currently at their peak level of activity. Visual meteor observers in Europe report … more →
Carl Hergenrother wrote 7 months ago: The weather and the Moon continue to limit the number of meteors being detected. The night of Dec 11 … more →
dracil wrote 7 months ago: So tomorrow night (night of the 13th, until the morning of the 14th) there’s the Geminid meteo … more →
Carl Hergenrother wrote 7 months ago: High clouds and cirrus are starting to move back into the US Southwest in front of our next winter s … more →
Carl Hergenrother wrote 7 months ago: After a few nights of rain, clouds, and fog, the weather has improved greatly in both Tucson and San … more →
Carl Hergenrother wrote 7 months ago: This weekend will see one of the year’s better meteor showers. In most years, the Geminids wou … more →
Carl Hergenrother wrote 7 months ago: Clouds were again an issue for the first couple of hours of the night. With a storm forecast to move … more →
Carl Hergenrother wrote 7 months ago: Even though the clouds are long gone, fog and dew have kept the camera in Tucson from detecting most … more →
Carl Hergenrother wrote 7 months ago: This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during th … more →
cathryn101 wrote 1 year ago: After watching the Geminids meteor shower in December I have been wondering when the next meteor sho … more →
stellasgaze wrote 1 year ago: The Geminid meteor shower that occurred 2 weeks ago (from Dec. 7 to Dec.17) was the most unforgettab … more →
mrchips wrote 1 year ago: geminids Originally uploaded by Mr_Chips Well actually I don’t think I caught any geminid … more →
Yuriko wrote 1 year ago: I suppose it would be easier to just say Friday morning, but I think it sounds better as tomorrow ni … more →
zetwal wrote 1 year ago: The Geminids (in December) and the Perseids (in August) are the two best meteo shower display ever … more →
Jason Adams wrote 1 year ago: One of the dark horses of the inner solar system makes its closest approach to Earth since it was di … more →
Lee Jenkins wrote 2 years ago: My geminid observation time was short — about1/2 hour from about 10:30-11:00. I only saw four … more →
Lee Jenkins wrote 2 years ago: Tomorrow night the Geminid meteor shower will reach its peak — or more specifically in the wee … more →