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1998
GEMINID METEOR SHOWER



14mm
[ 81 ° x 122 ° FOV ]











SELECT Frames


frame #9 (4:00am - 4:05amPST, 12/14)

Click for HI-RES image 		NOTE: This is the SAME fireball, as recorded with the 8mm camera (see 8mm section), 16mm camera (see 16mm section), 24mm camera (see 24mm section)

15+ deg meteor-trail, in Orion (pointing toward M42). Orion (& Gemini, the radiant) is setting in the west. Note that the crescent moon (& nearby Mars) has risen in the east.

frame #15 (~5:20am PST, 12/14)

Click for HI-RES image 		NOTE: This is the SAME fireball, as recorded with the 8mm camera (see 8mm section), 24mm camera (see 24mm section)

20+ deg meteor-trail, in Auriga. Note that the meteor is headed towards the North-Western horizon, while Orion (& Gemini, the radiant) is setting in the west. Note that the crescent moon (& nearby Mars) are well placed in the South-East, causing some sky illumination

frame #19 (~5:35am PST, 12/14)

Click for HI-RES image 		10+ deg meteor-trail, in Orion. This meteor doesn't appear to be a Geminid (it doesn't trace back to the radiant), or is it? Note that the dawn is breaking, causing the blue sky illumination.


Come back later for images, still processing data..



Click for HI-RES image 		UNDER CONSTRUCTION: come back until Dec 1 for additional images & TIME-LAPSE animation