Geminids 2008

stormchaser · Post by **stormchaser** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:05 am

actually when looking out for meteors, usually I don't look at the radiant(germini in this case)? the meteors only look like they are coming from the radiant if you extrapolate them. so i don't think the moon is a very big problem. Just look at a patch of sky which is dark enough (that's the part which the moon and light pollution interferes)

Crux317 · Post by **Crux317** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:28 pm

stormchaser wrote:actually when looking out for meteors, usually I don't look at the radiant(germini in this case)? the meteors only look like they are coming from the radiant if you extrapolate them. so i don't think the moon is a very big problem. Just look at a patch of sky which is dark enough (that's the part which the moon and light pollution interferes)

Well,I have to say that moon is differant from light pollution,as one is from the sky,and one is from ground.If there is city on the north,we can turn our eyes to the south,where has no light pollution.But after the moon raise,we will find whole sky is bright!No where can avoid!
so we can only watch this meteor shower before moon raise

Clifford60 · Post by **Clifford60** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:08 pm

You can't avoid the moon as the suggested date is around full moon.

Meng Lee · Post by **Meng Lee** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:53 pm

Imagine the moon rises when the radiant of the shower rises. And during full moon, the moon rises around 7pm and sets during dawn. It is up the whole night! Usually we look about 40 degrees away from the radiant to see the meteors, with the full moon, the whole sky is blazing bright.

Well, if you are interested in observing a "record low" Geminids, then carry on as usual.

Post by **Airconvent** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:12 am

looks like the one in Sep was much better....brighter-than-venus meteors!
Too bad its cloudy today....

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/0 ... seids.html

Robin Lee · Post by **Robin Lee** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:53 am

fizzy123 wrote:Hi all,

I just realised that the full moon is near the Geminids radiant point, my bad. I always thought the moon will be at some lower altitude so it will not be affecting the observations. I have both observed the Geminids and Leonids, thus I know what to expect, especially countries near the equator will tend to have a lesser count anyway.

I was hoping to turn this session into a more informal one as my non-astro fren have been asking about meteor shower obs from me, so I was thinking of creating a small informal gathering to observe the Geminids. Initially I was planning for Leonids, but we still having exams then. Even if we dont see a meteor, the newbies can have a good interaction session we the experienced one.

I would suggest you organise an observation when the meteor shower is sure to be stunning as this can give your friends a better impression on the meteor shower. Well.. at least some of my friends are discouraged by poor performing meteor shower.

Those who watched Geminids with me last year are all impressed by the great fireballs.

Just my 2 cents.

antares2063 · Post by **antares2063** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:02 am

hi fizzy,

if u conducting a small scale obs session..i dont mind bringing my skywatcher rrefractor along..

Even if no meteors..im sure your friends dont mind looking at bright objects like the moon n planets or the occasionally stars

I believe that will be a good way to make them more keen in astronomy

Ilive in bedok so ECP is nearer for me

Regards,
Junwei