General of Darkness
13th December 2011, 06:52 PM
Just thought I'd share, I find space amazing.
This whole deal starts around 11pm Eastern.
Geminids Meteor Shower: 'Up All Night' With NASA!
12.13.11
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/503491main_geminids2008_226.jpg False-color composite view of 2008 Geminid meteor shower. (NASA/MSFC/B. Cooke, NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office) View large image (http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/503490main_geminids2008.jpg)
More Information
› Link: All Sky Camera Network (http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/allsky.html)
› NASA News: Meteors (http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/watchtheskies/index.html)
› Wikipedia: Geminids (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geminids) Put on the hot chocolate...find a warm, toasty location...and join us on the night of Dec. 13-14 for our "Up All Night with NASA" live Web chat about the 2011 Geminid meteor shower!
The Geminids -- the final major meteor shower of the year -- will be somewhat obstructed by a waning gibbous moon (http://earthsky.org/moon-phases/waning-gibbous). Anytime between Dec. 12-16 is a valid window for Geminid-watching, but the night of Dec. 13-14 is the anticipated peak.
On Tuesday, Dec. 13, meteor experts Dr. Bill Cooke, Danielle Moser and Rhiannon Blaauw from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will be answering your questions about the Geminids via a live Web chat. Join them on Dec. 13 at 11 p.m. EST, then stay up until 5 a.m. EST for the meteor shower.
Joining the chat is easy. Simply return to this page (http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/geminids2011.html) a few minutes before 11 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The chat module will appear at the bottom of this page. After you log in, wait for the chat module to be activated, then ask your questions.
Ustream Feed
A live video/audio feed -- did you know that meteors blip, ping, and whistle? -- of the Geminid shower is embedded below. The camera is mounted at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. During the day, you'll see a dark gray box -- the camera is light-activated and will turn on at dusk each evening. Even before the camera activates, you can still hear the audio of meteors passing through the sky.
GO to the link for the stream and the chat.
http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/geminids2011.html
This whole deal starts around 11pm Eastern.
Geminids Meteor Shower: 'Up All Night' With NASA!
12.13.11
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/503491main_geminids2008_226.jpg False-color composite view of 2008 Geminid meteor shower. (NASA/MSFC/B. Cooke, NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office) View large image (http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/503490main_geminids2008.jpg)
More Information
› Link: All Sky Camera Network (http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/allsky.html)
› NASA News: Meteors (http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/watchtheskies/index.html)
› Wikipedia: Geminids (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geminids) Put on the hot chocolate...find a warm, toasty location...and join us on the night of Dec. 13-14 for our "Up All Night with NASA" live Web chat about the 2011 Geminid meteor shower!
The Geminids -- the final major meteor shower of the year -- will be somewhat obstructed by a waning gibbous moon (http://earthsky.org/moon-phases/waning-gibbous). Anytime between Dec. 12-16 is a valid window for Geminid-watching, but the night of Dec. 13-14 is the anticipated peak.
On Tuesday, Dec. 13, meteor experts Dr. Bill Cooke, Danielle Moser and Rhiannon Blaauw from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will be answering your questions about the Geminids via a live Web chat. Join them on Dec. 13 at 11 p.m. EST, then stay up until 5 a.m. EST for the meteor shower.
Joining the chat is easy. Simply return to this page (http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/geminids2011.html) a few minutes before 11 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The chat module will appear at the bottom of this page. After you log in, wait for the chat module to be activated, then ask your questions.
Ustream Feed
A live video/audio feed -- did you know that meteors blip, ping, and whistle? -- of the Geminid shower is embedded below. The camera is mounted at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. During the day, you'll see a dark gray box -- the camera is light-activated and will turn on at dusk each evening. Even before the camera activates, you can still hear the audio of meteors passing through the sky.
GO to the link for the stream and the chat.
http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/geminids2011.html