Geminids Meteor Shower 2009

In the night from December 13. to 14. is the peak of the geminids Meteor Shower 2009. This is the most reliable meteor shower. There will be now interference by the moon this year (New Moon).

This meteor shower is named after "Gemini" (the twins) because it appears to radiate from the constellation Gemini. An observer in the Northern Hemisphere can start seeing Geminids meteors around Dec 7th, when one meteor every hour or so could be visible. During the next 7 days, there is a slow build-up. The Geminids rapidly increase to a peak of 80-150 meteors per hour (depending on the source) in the night from Dec 13 to 14 and then rapidly decline. The last night meteors are likely to be seen from this meteor shower is Dec 17th, when an observer might see a Perseid every hour or so.

For observers in the Southern Hemisphere, the Perseid radiant never climbs above the horizon, which will considerably reduce the number of Perseid meteors you are likely to see. Nevertheless, on the night of maximum, it is possible to see 10-15 meteors per hour coming up from the northern horizon.


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LINKS

NASA: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/08dec_geminids.htm
ESA: http://www.esa.int/
NationalGeographic: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/
MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14295717/
Wired: http://www.wired.com/geekdad/tag/pers...

Meteorshowers: http://meteorshowersonline.com/geminids.html
Meteor Shower Calendar: http://www.imo.net/calendar/2009
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geminids

Star Gazer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGUE0mL4Aq0


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[cai508]

YAY ITS CLEAR as a window here, plenty for me 2 see :D

[DeliriumReal]

@cai508 sigh... we have lots of clouds ;( enjoy!!!

[MegaCrazydude101]

what time do thay start

[DeliriumReal]

@MegaCrazydude101 almost as soon as it gets dark... peak around 2 a.m. (Northern Hemisphere)... till around 6 a.m. (that's what my sources say)... hope u have great weather!

[ilham770]

hey....i've saw that geminids shower yesterday ...at 2 o'clock in the morning.....that was miracle...for thiz year,,,,,i'm from Malaysia...

[DeliriumReal]

@ilham770 that is awesome!!! sadly we have a lot of clouds, fog and snow

[olciademoncia]

You look beautiful Sara <3

[rnm1011]

If that's you delierium, how the hell do we look at the sky now and not think of you........

[HerrBenedikt]

my god!! Is she a shapeshifter?? x)P

[EdibleArtBella]

Why would anyone care about this crap? YouTube was NOT designed for this kinda stuff. Its super retarted. How can ANOYONE care about you. PS: Your graphics and accent SUCK!

[MegaCrazydude101]

hi sara. can i ask you a qwestion if thats ok... whens the next meteor shower going to come. what is the name of the meteor shower. try asking your sources.

[MegaCrazydude101]

DeliriumReal. thank you for your nice comment. but i dident see the meteor shower becuse it was partly cloudy. mabey next year in 2010 i might get a chance. besides i was watching TV

[integradrift]

I saw that one too! Did u notice that is was red then turn blue...it was pretty cool! Southern California here...i was able to see about 50 and that was from 1:00am-3:00am!

[integradrift]

The shower was great! Glad i watched!

[dieHeeresschar]

Wish I had been able to see them. I was too busy with school to stay up late / wake up early. You know how professors are around finals...

[laurens1244]

can you see them this night to?;