Geminid Meteor Showers Alarm Area Residents
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Bright flashes in the sky had residents in the Washington region calling 911 Saturday night for what was actually the annual Geminid Meteor Shower.
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The Geminid meteor shower, a reliable annual display, peaks tonight and into the pre-dawn. For skywatchers with dark, clear skies, this dazzling display should produce up to 120 meteors per hour.
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WASHINGTON It&#39;s a global celestial event and scientists say the annual Geminid Meteor Shower is the best astronomy show of the year.
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It&#39;s a global celestial event and scientists say the annual Geminid Meteor Shower is the best astronomy show of the year. NASA&#39;s Web site explains that the shower is created as Earth moves through a cloud
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Like bugs streaking colorfully down the side window of a moving car, Earthgrazing Perseid meteors could put on a pleasing show after sunset on August 11th.
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Weather forecasting just isn't what it used to be. With thousands of satellites orbiting Earth, with astronauts living in the international space station and perhaps venturing later to the moon and Mars, and with nations utterly dependent on space-based assets for their communications, navigation and spying, those responsible for the safety of all these moving parts need to know about a whole new world of weather conditions. ...
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If all goes to plan, my research colleagues and I will have front row seats to spectacular New Year fireworks. These are not the artificial bangs and whistles that shoot a few hundred yards into the sky, but the awe-inspiring impact of cosmic dust moving at astronomical speeds. These bits of comet dust travel through space faster than Santa's sled, spanning the distance from Los Angeles to New York in a mere minute and a half. When they hit Earth, the impact of a grain of sand shines so brightly it can be seen for hundreds of miles around. They are called "meteors."
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By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb.
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Soon after sunset on Saturday evening, March 3, skywatchers in eastern North America can watch the rising full Moon undergoing its first total eclipse in nearly 2-&frac12; years.&nbsp;
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Next week brings us the    return of the famous Leonid Meteor Shower, a meteor display that over the past    several years has brought great anticipation and excitement to sky watchers    around the world.
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Scientists tracking renewed earthquake activity at Mount St Helens are warning that a second eruption may be brewing. Officials evacuated a visitor centre at the Johnston Ridge Observatory about five miles from the volcano&#39;s crater as a safety precaution.
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Team Amber Alert National News ( Mt. St. Helens, WA)-- On Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, Alert Level raised to 3:&quot;Potential Harm to Life and Property&quot;.
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Next week brings the return of the famous Leonid meteor shower, a meteor display that over the past several years has brought great anticipation and excitement to sky watchers around the world.
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0.3 to -0.6 magnitude during the month. It rises 1.5 hours before the Sun on the 1st, but about sunrise by the 31st.
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Site will alert users to roadwork and accidents in their local area.
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Swift-Tuttle hosts the Perseids meteor shower, has an unusual orbit for a comet ... and there's something else about it, too.
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Next week brings us the return of the famous Leonid meteor shower, a display that has brought great anticipation and excitement to sky watchers around the world.