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Some Geminid shooting stars may be visible after midnight tonight, but the main shower is not expected to start until 2 a.m. and should carry on till 6 a.m., UK time.
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I saw one last night about 9pm. A big yellow fireball about 1/4 the size of the moon. (in linear dimension, not area, for you math geeks )
I fell asleep before spotting any more, and when I woke up it was still dark but cloudy.
I knew it wasn't supposed to hit until early morning, but I figured the things have been flying through space for 100,000 years or whatever, some of them might be a few hours early...
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I saw a fairly impressive shooting star on the drive back home from school yesterday, about 9pm (pacific time). It was probably between -2 and -5, quite an impressive sight!
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I didn't know that the Geminids shower was due until I logged onto this site tonight, but did happen to see a shooting star on the drive back from the local take-away at 7pm this evening!
It's funny... All four times i've seen meteors I was either driving or stood in a brightly lit residential area with bright lights around, headlights of approaching cars, etc. Just about the worst conditions for seeing anything in the night sky! Conversely, every time i've found a dark place outside with a wide angle of the sky visible, and sat out for half an hour to get dark adapted eyes, I've ended up freezing cold and seen absolutely nothing!
So I guess if there are meteors about, you will see them without going out of your way. The most spectacular one I saw a few years ago was similar to the Canadian Police-car Dash-cam footage on Youtube, but sadly not quite as dramatic. I did light up the surrounding clouds though, and split up into several chunks before burning up. Just like a fireball as Steve Conner described.
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I've some friends who are very keen on UHF meteor scatter, and they tell me that for every one you can see with the naked eye, there are dozens of reflective ionisation trails.
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Spectacular Geminid meteor shower predicted for tonight.
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