I estimate a peak visual rate this morning of 120 per hour. This is based on
my video peak rate of 40 per hour. A composite of all the Geminids over the
last four nights, as well as some fireball videos, are posted at
http://www.cloudbait.com/science/geminid2010.html
Chris
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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Notkin" <[email protected]>
To: "Meteorite List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Geminid Meteor Shower Count
Dear Orrin and List:
Thank you for the report from a neighbor here in Arizona.
We had a wonderful show last night over Tucson. I spotted my first
Geminid at about 7:30 pm, and checked back periodically, later in the
night. The skies were very clear and after 12:30 am, once the Moon had
set, we were counting ~65 per hour. Most were faint but about 1 in 10
meteors were quite spectacular, with long, bright trails.
Easily the best Geminids shower I've ever seen. Hoping for a few more
tonight.
Regards from Tucson,
Geoff N.
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