Geminids peak TONIGHT! Astronomers consider it the best meteor shower of the year, with more than 100 meteors streaking through the night sky every hour. http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/geminids2010.html
Get away from city lights if possible. The peak will be around 1000UT.
Sent from my iPod Rick Tejera Editor, SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org K7TEJ
On Dec 13, 2010, at 17:34, Clint Bradford clintbradford@mac.com wrote:
Geminids peak TONIGHT! Astronomers consider it the best meteor shower of the year, with more than 100 meteors streaking through the night sky every hour. http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/geminids2010.html
http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/geminids2010.html
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At 04:34 PM 12/13/2010 -0800, Clint Bradford clintbradford@mac.com wrote:
Geminids peak TONIGHT! Astronomers consider it the best meteor shower of the year, with more than 100 meteors streaking through the night sky every hour. http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/geminids2010.html
Thanks for the reminder Clint.
I might set my rig on the bottom of 2m and try a little scatter mode tonite!
KB7ADL
I might set my rig on the bottom of 2m and try a little scatter mode tonite!
If you live in a quiet area, you might plot all APRS packets heard on 144.39 anywhere in North America. With 10,000 people transmitting routinely, a few might just happen at the instant of a meteor reflection to your area.
Anyone that plots more than 500 miles is most likely via Meteor Scatter.
Best to use a NOT-HIGH antenna so your receiver is not blocked so much by all the local traffic.
Bob, Wb4APR
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