Geminid Meteor Shower 2009 Sneak Preview - Full Motion

**2010 Geminids here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtCbfUgKF-Q&hd=1 ***
Dec 12th/13th 2009 - 52 mostly Geminid meteors. Can you spot which ones aren't Geminids? You will see the constellation of Gemini pass through the field, so you will be able to easily spot the non-Geminids! Most of them are fairly faint so it's best to use HQ mode.

Composite image here, http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjcobain/4180755117/

The video for the evening of the peak can be found here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjnSoV0AHYE

Both videos rolled into one, 7 minutes long, 103 Meteors! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zys59je5gA8

Please note there are a couple of 'cosmic ray' hits rather than meteors that appear near the end of the video.

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[evaant14]

its 3am n saw 5 shooting stars in 2 min the last one was fast as shit long line of brightness

[rjcobain]

@evaant14 Thats a lot of meteors to see in such a short period, you must have been lucky enough to witness the peak of the Quadrantids.

[MrKTF0]

i went out on sunday at 11pm (mountain) and stayed til 5am(mt) between 3 of us we seen thousands...no bullshit...........it was the most amazing thing ive ever witnessed........it made things seem that they didnt matter anymore........

i recommend everyone take time at every chance they get to go view meteor showers, especially this one next year.............

[rjcobain]

Yea you just saw the best shower since the late 90's Leonid outburst

[locokiller2008]

ive never seen a metoer shower and i wanna reley wanna see one this time any advice on how to see it today or tommorow by the waty i live in a area where therse lots of light.

[rjcobain]

Sorry you missed it, Earth only takes a day or two to travel through a stream of meteoroids. The next decent shower is the Quadrantids (Early hours Jan 3rd) then after that the Lyrids (22 April) But you must go out on the night of the peak and hope that its not cloudy. If you are able it is best to watch in the early hours of the morning, as meteors are most common at about 4am.

[XxsitchressxX]

I got then last night, starting at 12.00 going to 5.30, Im in Surrey (SE/SW) No clouds for me... was beautiful show !!! :D

[evaant14]

@rjcobain lol my bad it wasnt 2 min it was 20 

[tazmantazmantazman]

Very nice!!! I captured four Quadrantid meteors with my camera yesterday morning. Check it out on my channel when you get a chance. I definitely am gonna try to do video next time.

[TheGroovyjuve]

i not too long ago came from outside for tonight's meteor shower. i wasn't so sure if i was seeing what i was seeing, but after watching this... you'll have to spot them when they happen. but i did see one shoot across like really fast though.

[airhoginflight]

Awesome! I hear there is a meteor shower tonight but it is supposedly at like 1:30 and im too tired to stay up that late

[14garza14]

In 2011, most of the best meteor showers occurred when the moon was close to full. This natural "light pollution" made the fainter meteors impossible to see.

But 2012 starts out with a fine meteor shower, the Quadrantids, with absolutely no moon to interfere with the viewing. The Quadrantid meteor shower will peak on Jan. 4 at about 2 a.m. EST (0700 GMT).

lol i read that in yahoo news so just get ready to see this amazing show...again :)

[tpkmaher]

I saw ths a few nights ago from CT. I live in a city, but my cousins backyars is woods, so I watched the shower with my cousins Laura and Julia.

[hubbard1999]

this waz a awsome shower

[mytdog24]

there is one tonight woot