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"X" marks the radiant of the Geminid Meteors Shower which will have maximum counts on the morning of December 14. Three of the four meteors in this drawing belong to the Geminid Meteor Shower which peaks on the evening and morning of December 13-14. It is easy to denote the rogue meteor (called a sporadic) which crosses the constellation of Auriga. Compare this map from the actual photograph used to create it, located below. Gary A. Becker map using Software Bisques', The Sky... |
Three of the four meteors in this image taken at Shooting Star Farm, north of Quakertown, PA belong to the Geminid Meteor Shower which peaks on the evening and morning of December 13-14. The rogue meteor (called a sporadic) is left of center, and at first glance it looks like a Geminid. The brightest object in the picture, just right of upper middle, is the planet Jupiter. Gary A. Becker image, 2012... |
Unaware that an asteroid had been named after him, Carlson R. Chambliss was performing a Google search of himself when he came across the fact that former student, Jim Bruton, had discovered an asteroid in 1997 and named it for him. Only about 1000 of the more than a quarter-million asteroids which are known have been modeled, making asteroid 23707 Chambliss even more special. View a 3D model of 23707 Chambliss at https://space.frieger.com/asteroids/asteroids/23707-Chambliss. |