Comet Watch '03/'04

kcy · Post by **kcy** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 8:47 am

Meteors need no quipment. They are naked eye objects.
Comets are usually quite dim and small, so ya need some small scope or binos.

hlyf · Post by **hlyf** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 8:06 pm

i'm on for comet hunting too

maybe we could have it on the same night as a meteor shower.. kill 2 birds with one stone

leonids were 2001.. was overseas that time but apparently was terribly cloudy that night T_T

hannah

IceAngel · Post by **IceAngel** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 3:27 pm

that's great!!

i would love to go, but still have to see my schedule first..

hlyf · Post by **hlyf** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 8:31 pm

hey check this out: double leonids meteor shower!
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003 ... list848039
unfortunately we're not in it's path

btw what brighter comets will be visible this nov/dec period?

hannah

Kamikazer · Post by **Kamikazer** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 2:25 pm

damn! 6 magnitude is beyond naked eye limit.
anyway, are there -nids of the other constellation(as in aeries, libra.etc....)?

Grievous · Post by **Grievous** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 4:08 pm

Yes, there is, the Draconids has just past and there are around 10 meteor showers in a year, but the more impressive ones are the Leonids and Geminids.

From my experience, the Leonids generates more meteors visible in ideal skies but the Geminids generates more earthgrazers and brighter meteors. These are the 2 meteor showers that i look forward to and they are coming again! WoOhOo!

Charlie

angeline · Post by **angeline** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 11:44 pm

wahoo~~ i love geminids, they are bright and nicer, in term of the colours... i had nv seen a leonids before, wahaha!!! its either i am working and it the peak is on weekdays or the sky not good. Once, is becoz i having my O exams.. so...too bad!!!