Hi All,

My backyard Observatory's "NorthEast Video Sky Camera" captured 10 of the brightest Geminid Meteors despite the Very Bright Big Full Moon and some fog and high cirrus clouds
from around Midnight until 3:00am EST this morning(unfortunately we lost power at 3:10am) which shut my PC and video camera system down.

In 3 hours I captured 26 meteors in just this 70 degree portion of the sky from Dayton, Ohio, USA.

The Geminids are definitely arriving and and some really bright ones too!
The Time Stamp is from the brightest Geminid Meteor at top center around -4 mag!

Unfortunately Clouds will hinder my veiw tonight...but hopefully the rest of you will have clear skies to enjoy it when it peaks tonight, between midnight and 4:00am. Saturday Night to Sunday Morning 13th-14th of December.

Remember to block the full moon from your FOV, this will help your viewing contrast on the sky, put a tree or house between the Moon and you have a good chance at seeing some meteors, and good luck!!

Attached Images

M20081213_Chumack_Geminids_USA_Ohio_D_02P.jpg (122.5 KB, 54 views)

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John Chumack
The Chumack Observatories
MPC 838 Dayton Research Station
MPC H66 Yellow Springs Research Station
www.galacticimages.com

We have rain Sire...all weekend and all week...of the watery kind
close encounters of the watery kind
we'll salivate from your backyards and windows. if we may...

Your Geminids are beautiful.

thank you for sharing...

edit: i'll be looking out for possibile cloud gaps. clear skies to you!

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Very Nice capture of the Geminids. Thanks for the info. If it doesn't rain here i'll take a look see. Clear Skies.

A great shot of the Geminids.Thank you
John for sharing.

clear skies

chrissy

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With 10" of snow forecast and the snow already coming down, I'm dead here. Same as for the Orionids but then it was rain I don't have to plow. Looking forward to your all sky version.

Rick

No rain here, just clouds. Need rain! I'd even take your snow RickJ!

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A few went flashing by between clouds here.

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I caught one last night, but i was in the city so I had to use curves in PS to bring it out. I'd estimate it to be mag 1 or 0

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Nice catch OmahaWx!

Thanks to all for looking ......feel free to post anything you guys caught to this thread.

Rick,
glad we don't have that snow yet.....but I'll keep hoping for clear skies for you.

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The Chumack Observatories
MPC 838 Dayton Research Station
MPC H66 Yellow Springs Research Station
www.galacticimages.com

Thank you Mr Chumack.....and i hope the snow isn't too intense to throw a spanner in your works...just enough, to be pleasant for being there...and clear skies to you too...
we are still having clouded over evenings/nights....london skies anyway...

Omaha.....that's a great capture and gorgeous Orion, standing guard over its passage across the heavens, as it were. very nice.

thank you all for sharing.

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If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. CARL SAGAN

Mak: Pass the pepperoni please.
Fazor: "Hail, Bautainia! We pledge our hearts to thee! Science and woo, some babbling too, and astron-oh-meee!"
slang: And it made ash out of yew and tree.

Hi all,

My image now appears on Astronomy.com' s Blog (Astronomy Magazine)

here is the link

http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/blogs/...n-chumack.aspx

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John Chumack
The Chumack Observatories
MPC 838 Dayton Research Station
MPC H66 Yellow Springs Research Station
www.galacticimages.com

Congrats John, Clear Skies

Congratulations John.

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