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Geminid meteor shower 13th-14th December

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  • 12-12-2008 11:12pm
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    rhonin
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    The Geminid meteor shower peaks tomorrow and Sunday night. Even though there is a full moon you should still see more "shooting stars" per hour than normal. Thats if the clouds stays away.


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    ei0675
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭ei0675


    I tried to get to see this lastnight (saturday) but was too cloudy here! ill try again tonight! any idea of when is the peak time for this??


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    rhonin
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    It was cloudy here too. I'm not too hopeful for tonight either. Best time to view them is from 10PM. More info here http://spaceweather.com/


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    JoeyW
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    Gutted! I never knew it was happening until now. Did anyone else see it?


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    ei0675
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭ei0675


    Well watched tonight fro 9.30pm, seen about 8 meteors but only really the first one stood out at about 9. 40pm. went indoors at 11.30pm very cold out but a perfectly clear sky, pity about the moon been so bright as a few were quite dim and i guess i missed many because of the lighting conditions. didnt manage to get any pictures but at least i got to see some.


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    rhonin
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    If there wasn't a full moon it would have been perfect. I counted 6 in one hour. Still it was nice to take out the telescope and have a look at the moon.


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    ei0675
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭ei0675


    I think ill get myself back into Astronomy, recommend any good telescopes? reasonble price mind you!! last one i had was when i was anout 14.. tasco in red!!


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    rhonin
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    ei0675 wrote: »
    I think ill get myself back into Astronomy, recommend any good telescopes? reasonble price mind you!! last one i had was when i was anout 14.. tasco in red!!

    I had that red tasco one too :D. I've just got back into it so I'm still learning. The "Want a telescope" sticky at the top of the page is very good. I bought a Celestron Astromaster 90 EQ and I love it. Lidl are selling 4 different types of telescopes on the 22nd December. Worth a look. Also the guys over here http://www.irishastronomy.org/cms/forum are very helpful.

    Of course there are very helpful people here too :)


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    ei0675
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭ei0675


    rhonin wrote: »

    Of course there are very helpful people here too :)

    True and thanks!!


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    Fighting Irish
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    I was coming home from wexford the other night and saw a huge shooting star/meteor

    When i usually see them the brightness wears off before they get near but this one was bright until it came really close


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