Best Meteor Shower of the Year - Tommorow and Friday

[Cypress]

Is should be awesome, assuming you have the ability to get away from city light.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22149504/?GT1=10645

What could be the best meteor display of the year is reaching its peak on Thursday night and Friday.

Here is what astronomers David Levy and Stephen Edberg have written of the annual Geminid meteor shower: "If you have not seen a mighty Geminid fireball arcing gracefully across an expanse of sky, then you have not seen a meteor."


I've got my spot picked out. I'm going to paddle out, offshore to my favorite little sand spit, to check it out.

 

[Damocles]

I've been looking forward to it. I even have my telescope programmed for it.

 

[uscitizen]

going to be cloudy and rainy here

 

[Cypress]

I've been looking forward to it. I even have my telescope programmed for it.

Your probably far out enough from the denver smog, I imagine. Cool

 

[Damocles]

Your probably far out enough from the denver smog, I imagine. Cool

Yeah, shut off the security light and the nearest light pollution is about a mile away, and it is only one light.

 

[Cypress]

Yeah, shut off the security light and the nearest light pollution is about a mile away, and it is only one light.

sweet. The only thing I have to worry about is marine fog.

 

[Damocles]

sweet. The only thing I have to worry about is marine fog.

Early morning that can get pretty thick.

Last night was a wonderful night. I'm hoping to set up the camera and get a bit of video...