tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915442507015152354.post1906564134426488703..comments2024-03-08T07:38:27.911-07:00Comments on Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network: Fireballs in the SkyJulianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273644010979074747noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915442507015152354.post-39294590648639117582012-12-13T08:41:40.859-07:002012-12-13T08:41:40.859-07:00" Not only is the Geminid meteor shower activ..." Not only is the Geminid meteor shower active as Earth passes through a stream of debris from "rock comet" 3200 Phaethon, but also, say forecasters, a new meteor shower could make an appearance.<br />"The source of the new shower is Comet Wirtanen," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. "Dust from this comet hitting Earth's atmosphere could produce as many as 30 meteors per hour." http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/11dec_newshower/<br />-------------- I observed one small bright earth-grazer last evening at 10:00pm EST, and will report it... other than that, slim pickings prior to midnight...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17154996094295556114noreply@blogger.com