[meteorite-list] Huge Geminid captured

[Gary Fujihara]

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