[meteorite-list] Geminid Meteor Shower Count

From: Notkin <geoking_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:43:30 -0700
Message-ID: <16A3F8BD-57AF-4577-97F9-888D953D9425_at_notkin.net>

Dear Orrin and List:

Thank you for the report from a neighbor here in Arizona.

We had a wonderful show last night over Tucson. I spotted my first
Geminid at about 7:30 pm, and checked back periodically, later in the
night. The skies were very clear and after 12:30 am, once the Moon had
set, we were counting ~65 per hour. Most were faint but about 1 in 10
meteors were quite spectacular, with long, bright trails.

Easily the best Geminids shower I've ever seen. Hoping for a few more
tonight.


Regards from Tucson,

Geoff N.

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Received on Tue 14 Dec 2010 11:43:30 AM PST