Thu Dec 13, 2012, 04:30 PM

Reminder: Geminid Meteor Shower tonight

According to WaPo, the best time is between 10pm and 2am to see the meteor shower. Some of us may want to drag our camera's and tripods out and see if we can't capture mother nature giving us a show.

Here's a guide if anyone needs it:

http://noelchenier.blogspot.ca/2012/11/the-awesome-gemenid-meteor-shower.html

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6 replies	Author	Time	Post
Reminder: Geminid Meteor Shower tonight (Original post)	justiceischeap	Dec 2012	OP
Is that Eastern time?	Blue_In_AK	Dec 2012	#1
I think "O" dark thirty is what they're suggesting	justiceischeap	Dec 2012	#4
Thanks!	Solly Mack	Dec 2012	#2
of course it is	rdking647	Dec 2012	#3
I saw two really big guys last night	NV Whino	Dec 2012	#5
"Right from my cozy recliner...	Adsos Letter	Dec 2012	#6

Response to justiceischeap (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 04:51 PM

Blue_In_AK (37,715 posts)

1. Is that Eastern time?

It's probably going to be cloudy here tonight, but if it clears up, I might check it out. That's 6 pm to 10 pm for us, so not too late.

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Thu Dec 13, 2012, 05:54 PM

justiceischeap (9,766 posts)

4. I think "O" dark thirty is what they're suggesting

Basically, once it's dark you're supposed to be able to look up at the sky and see a meteor shower. I've been outside about a half hour now, trying to get my camera settings correct and I haven't seen a shower yet. Course, I live right outside DC, so there's lots of light pollution.

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Thu Dec 13, 2012, 04:58 PM

Solly Mack (49,456 posts)

2. Thanks!

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Thu Dec 13, 2012, 05:12 PM

rdking647 (2,502 posts)

3. of course it is

thats why the clouds rolled in about 1pm
complete overcast now

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Thu Dec 13, 2012, 09:20 PM

NV Whino (14,241 posts)

5. I saw two really big guys last night

Right from my cozy recliner, looking out my west facing windows. No freezing my tush off, nor stumbling around in the dead of night. They were glorious.

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Response to NV Whino (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 09:41 PM

Adsos Letter (13,973 posts)

6. "Right from my cozy recliner...

No freezing my tush off, nor stumbling around in the dead of night."

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