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December 15th, 2007 01:50 PM #1
has anyone able to watch the meteor shower this morning?
Meteor showers seen today
Saturday, December 15, 2007 Filipino sky-watchers will have a nice view of the Geminid meteor showers before dawn today as clear sky conditions are expected to prevail over the country in the next two days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said yesterday.
Dr. Bernardo Soriano, chief of Pagasa’s Atmospheric, Geophysical and Space Sciences Branch (AGSSB), said latest weather forecasts showed that the skies will be clear in the next two days.
He said Geminids is one of the most spectacular annual showers, as it sometimes exceeds 100 meteors per hour.
Soriano said Geminids will peak on Dec. 14 to 15, with an average rate of 60 showers per hour.
He said Geminids is active from Dec. 6 to 19, but the best time to watch is in the morning of Dec. 15.
He said the showers will be visible all over the Philippines.
“The best time to look is during the early morning hours between about 2 a.m. and dawn,” Soriano said.
Observers won’t need binoculars or a telescope because the naked eye is usually best for seeing meteors, which often streak more than 45 degrees across the sky, it said.
The radiant of the Geminid shower is located near Castor, one of the two bright stars in Gemini.
Radiant pertains to a point in space from which a meteor shower appears to originate. – Helen Flores
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December 15th, 2007 08:27 PM #4
last night i tried to watcch the geminid meteor shower between 1030pm-1115pm...pero i only got to see 6 meteors graze nearby the orion constellation. . .
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December 15th, 2007 08:41 PM #5
I've been watching it for the last 2 mornings. This morning, it looks like it's over. We're back to the normal 4-5 streaks every hour. It's 4:45 am right now. I probably should've just slept.
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December 15th, 2007 08:43 PM #6kahit maliit lang na part ng sky ang view dito sa bahay nakakita ako ng malinaw na 2, perong pang 2 pero hindi ko alam kung naimagine ko na lang yun sa pagkainip ko hehe.
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December 16th, 2007 04:47 AM #7
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December 18th, 2007 01:27 AM #8I've seen 3 streaks pero after that napagod na ako kakatingin after 30 mins. so i stopped..
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December 19th, 2007 01:20 PM #9
2mingin ako 11.30 palang nakakita na ako 20., then mga 2am un na dagsa na 3 p/minute na.,
Methinks the Battle of Carthage scene in Russel Crowe's Gladiator (yr. 2000) is a homage to that...
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