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Current Moon Phase |
Perigee-Apogee Moons are Compared: The difference in the angular size of the full moon at the time when the moon is closest to Earth (perigee) and farthest from Earth (apogee) is very apparent. The exact same photographic setup was used to record both moons. A Canon 60D camera was mounted at prime focus to a 3.5-inch Questar telescope which was being equatorially driven. The exposures were 1/250 second at F/14.4, ASA 400. Gary A. Becker images... |
Geminid meteors will be radiating from the "X" in the above map. Although the best time to see the Geminids will be on the morning of December 13 near dawn, rates of about 20-40 meteors per hour could be seen in the late evening. Map by Gary A. Becker using Software Bisque's The Sky, and real Geminid meteors... |
Geminid meteors will be radiating from the "X" in the above map which assumes the observer is facing south and looking directly overhead around 2 a.m. on December 13. Dress warmly. Map by Gary A. Becker using Software Bisque's The Sky, and real Geminid meteors... |
Geminid Radiant: Note how the four meteors captured in this composite digital image seem to be diverging from a vanishing point just to the left of the top star of the two bright stars in the very lower left of the picture. The two bright stars are Castor and Pollux of the Gemini Twins. At least three of the four meteors are Geminids. The non-Geminid meteor may be the shooting star near the center left of the picture. Gary A. Becker composite image taken between midnight and 2:30 a.m., December 14 from Shooting Star Farm near Pleasant Valley, PA… |