[meteorite-list] Huge Geminid captured

From: Gary Fujihara <fujmon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:59:46 -1000
Message-ID: <9D537064-397E-4F9A-925C-AD191E706B1E_at_mac.com>

Aloha listees,

I received an email from astro-friend Wally Pacholka, who is an astrophotographer extraordinaire, and who visited us on Mauna Kea earlier in the year for our Dark Sky Star Party <http://astroday.net/DSSP.html>. In the email, Wally attached an incredible image of a Geminid fireball he caught Sunday night during the peak. It is perhaps one of the most brilliant Geminids I have seen, both pictorially and in person. Wally says that the Geminid shower from where he was located was "terrific last night - one of the best I have seen [except nov 2001 leonids]", and goes on to mention that this photo may be the largest Geminid catch on record. Have a look here: http://astroday.net/Images/_Geminid-Pacholka.jpg

By the way, Wally has a website, where many of his extraordinary astrophotos are posted and available in prints for sale: http://AstroPics.com

Gary Fujihara
Big Kahuna Meteorites (IMCA#1693)
105 Puhili Place, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
(808) 640-9161
Received on Tue 15 Dec 2009 11:59:46 AM PST