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• MONSTER FIREBALL

  
  2012. The big wobble — Authority: 143
  MONSTER FIREBALL: On Monday morning, Dec. 14th, at 3:59 am Pacific Standard Time, a piece of extinct comet 3200 Phaethon hit Earths atmosphere over the Mojave desert in California. This was the result: copyright: Wally Pacholka / AstroPics.com / TWAN "It was a monster fireball," says photographer Wally Pacholka. ...
  17 hours ago

• Wow! Geminid Fireball Meteor 2009

  
  2012. The big wobble — Authority: 143
  A small selection of The Geminid Meteor showers of the last few days and spectaclar they are! Meteor flash - Duluth, MN - Dec 11, 2009 - 01:17am Meteor pass on the morning of Dec 11, 2009, a very clear night. I apologize for the quality, but its a security camera. The camera is looking almost due north. This was ...
  1 day ago

• Shields at 100% Captain by Andy R Hunt

  
  e-Guru.org — Authority: 138
  One of my favourite devices from Science Fiction would have to be the “Force Field”. Be it the quaint let’s get it up in a hurry force field from the original Lost in Space TV series, or the nail biting “shields at 5% Captain” from the original Star Trek. These fictional force fields protect us from a host ...
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• How Did the Atmosphere Form?

  
  Geology News — Authority: 146
  A new study concludes that the Earth’s atmosphere was not formed from within the planet, such as through volcanic activity. Rather, the atmosphere and oceans may have formed from cosmic matter.
  1 day ago

• 2 Geminids Meteors 12/14/08 Captured With Webcam

  
  Sreelancer — Authority: 173
  Philips SPC900 webcam with wide angle lens and HandyAvi sitting on my dining room window sill facing north.
  2 days ago

• Geminid Meteor Shower Photos

  
  CNN.com - Most Popular — Authority: 804
  The 2009 Geminid meteor shower is producing meteors visible every few minutes if you have clear skies tonight.   The photos of the meteors were taken before and after midnight the night of December 13/14 from Belmar, New Jersey, USA.   The Geminid meteor shower occurs every year at this time and are named after ...
  2 days ago

• SURGING GEMINIDS

  
  2012. The big wobble — Authority: 143
  SURGING GEMINIDS: The Geminid meteor shower is intensifying. According to the International Meteor Organization, dark-sky observers are now counting 40+ meteors per hour. "The Geminids were pretty active last night (Dec. 12/13)," reports Pete Lawrence of Selsey, UK. "Heres one I caught on camera zipping past the star ...
  3 days ago

• Geminids tonight!

  
  Bad Astronomy — Authority: 707
  The annual Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight, so if you’re willing to brave the cold weather (assuming it’s cold where you are) then tonight is your best chance! I wrote a guide to watching meteors showers a while back (it’s for a different shower, but the general advice still holds true) that should ...
  3 days ago

• Geminid Report, Monday 14 December 2009

  
  Astroblog — Authority: 131
  Every meteor shower has its own character. Outside of storm years, with the Leonids you are waiting, waiting, waiting for for a meteor and when you have finally decided to go to bed WHOOSH an amazing fireball would zoom over your head and you would wait ages to see another one like that. The Geminids are more ...
  3 days ago

• Geminids and cocktails

  
  Dot-Com — Authority: 120
  A night out on town with the girls was long overdue, so when Emer called yesterday to tell me our reservation for dinner was half an hour earlier than we thought, I hurried up and got into town. The setting was Alfies on South William Street. Hugs and kisses the minute I was in the door - first one there, of course ...
  3 days ago

• My Sunday Geminids

  
  Astroblog — Authority: 131
  Red-Green anaglyph of the beach near Second Valley Jetty. Click to embiggen, you will need red-cyan 3D glasses to see the 3D effect (doesnt work so well on the thumbnail. We spent the weekend down at Second Valley, a lovely costal town with a really nice beach. I thought being at such a darksy site, I would see how ...
  3 days ago

• Geminid Meteor over Monument Valley

  
  2012. The big wobble — Authority: 143
  Credit & Copyright: Wally Pacholka (AstroPics.com, TWAN) Explanation: The Geminids are expected to put on a good show this year. Created as planet Earth sweeps through dusty debris from extinct comet Phaethon, the annual Geminid meteor shower is predicted to peak on December 14th, around 0510 UT (12:10am EST). ...
  4 days ago

• Bundle up Sunday Night to Watch the Geminid Meteor Shower

  
  80beats — Authority: 637
  As we approach the winter solstice, you might find yourself cursing the increasingly short days. But if you’re an astronomy fan—or just a hot cocoa enthusiast who enjoys a good show—the long hours of dark will be a blessing this weekend as the Geminid meteor shower , one of the most visible and reliable ...
  5 days ago

• MeteorWatch: The Geminids Are Coming : Big Screen

  
  Discovery News - Technology — Authority: 154
  The Geminids are coming, but before meteors start raining down have a sneak peak of what will probably be the final event of the International Year of Astronomy. Oh yes, theres a trailer...
  6 days ago

• Geminid Meteor Shower 13-14 December 2009

  
  Astroblog — Authority: 131
  The northern horizon at 2:00 am AEDST as seen from Southern Australia (northern Australia is similar but Gemini and the radiant is higher in the sky) on Monday December 14. The Geminid radiant is marked with a cross. The Geminids are a fairly reliable meteor shower and this year moonlight will not interfere. Unlike ...
  6 days ago

• The Bible, signs in our sky, Are we being warned?

  
  2012. The big wobble — Authority: 143
  The Bible says look for signs the the heavens during the end times, well we certainly are seeing signs recently, I have compiled a rather large thread below of just a few of these signs Mysterious Spiral in the Norwegian sky! Click on image to enlarge You can read the rest, with videos here on The ...
  6 days ago

• No Proof of Younger Dryas Impact

  
  Geology News — Authority: 146
  What caused the sudden cooling of the Earth 13,000 years ago, known as the Younger Dryas? One theory is a meteorite impact, but no substantial proof of such a collision can be found.
  1 week ago

• Meteors, Twitter and an Astrobunker

  
  Discovery News - Technology — Authority: 154
  On Dec. 12, the worlds largest observatory will go online. However, this observatory doesnt have mirrors, it will be an international collaboration of social media users all watching the Geminid meteor shower and participating in MeteorWatch.
  1 week ago

• Mars Methane Not from Meteorites

  
  Geology News — Authority: 146
  If the methane on Mars is not coming from meteorites, then what is creating it? Eliminating meteorites as a primary source leaves only two possibilities: geological processes or life.Learn more about methane on Mars.
  1 week ago

• Born Into It, The Mystery

  
  Alive On All Channels — Authority: 117
  Eleanor Lerman The Mystery of Meteors x I am out before dawn, marching a small dog through a meager park Boulevards angle away, newspapers fly around like blind white birds Two days in a row I have not see the meteors though the radio news says they are overhead Leonid’s brimstones ...
  1 week ago

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