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Earth_First

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Mon Dec-13-04 06:59 PM
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Geminids meteor shower tonight

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6692779/?GT1=5936

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bettyellen

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Mon Dec-13-04 07:01 PM
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1. yes, and they are better than the august ones!!

... i hope it's less cloudy tonight, i saw them 2 years ago and they were so awesome!

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idiosyncratic

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Mon Dec-13-04 07:08 PM
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2. Thanks for the reminder. I'll bundle up and get out there at midnight.

At least that is when I heard they are the best.

Do you think it was one of those meteorites that landed in China?

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mike_c

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Mon Dec-13-04 07:13 PM
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3. aarrgghh-- solid clouds and drizzle in coastal NorCal tonight....

Bummer.

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No Mandate Here.

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Mon Dec-13-04 07:19 PM
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4. You mean there are things in the sky that aren't gray, puffy and snowy?

Some day I will live where there is a sky. Oh, well.

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Earth_First

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Mon Dec-13-04 07:42 PM
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5. Strange...

the skies just went from crystal clear to snow squall...no geminids for us tonight, poop!

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No Mandate Here.

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Mon Dec-13-04 08:37 PM
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9. Hope you don't blame the messenger! LOL

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Deja Q

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Mon Dec-13-04 07:59 PM
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6. Clear tonight in MN, but I'm not feeling up to specs...

But this is once in a lifetime and I know the perfect vantagepoint...

Dunno. I might have to miss it. :-(

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bettyellen

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Mon Dec-13-04 08:18 PM
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7. kick! look after 10 pm!!

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Egalitariat

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Mon Dec-13-04 08:25 PM
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8. How do you find Gemini in the sky?

I can find Orion and the Seven Sisters, but that's about it.

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haele

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Mon Dec-13-04 08:40 PM
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10. Find Orion...

and go up and north a bit from Orion.

This year, Saturn rises directly below the radiant, so if you can find Saturn, you'll probably find the showers.

We're getting unusual overcast, clouds and fog conditions. :( It's been crystal clear at night for the past two weeks, but last night and tonight, the sky-watcher's spirits are laughing at us.

Haele

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