[meteorite-list] Geminid Meteor Shower Count

[Chris Peterson]

I estimate a peak visual rate this morning of 120 per hour. This is based on 
my video peak rate of 40 per hour. A composite of all the Geminids over the 
last four nights, as well as some fireball videos, are posted at 
http://www.cloudbait.com/science/geminid2010.html

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Notkin" <geoking at notkin.net>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Geminid Meteor Shower Count


> 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.