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Heiko Rodde,
Realp, the Alps (elevation 1600m), Switzerland, Dec. 14 |
#1, #2, #3 | H. Rodde: "Markus Burch and I saw about 300 meteors between 03.30 and 06.30 a.m. local times on a beautiful dark sky." Photo details: Canon EOS 300, 28mm f/1.8, Fuji Superia 1600 film. |
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Thomas Dorman,
Horizon City Texas, USA Dec. 14 |
#1 | Th. Dorman: "The shower was very nice this year with many bright shooters" |
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Frankie Lucena,
Cabo Rojo,Puerto Rico, USA Dec. 14 |
#1, #1 (no labels), #2, #2 (no labels), more | F. Lucena: "#1 This Geminid appeared between the Southern Cross and an exploding Star named Eta Carinae at about 5:30am. ; #2 This Geminid appeared just above the handle of the Big Dipper at about 2:30am." |
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George Varros,
Mt. Airy, Maryland, USA Dec. 7 |
#1, more | Amateur astronomer George Varros photographed this Geminid fireball on Dec. 7, 2002, using his Meteor Tracker (description, image). "It was as bright as Venus," says Varros. |
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Michel Benvenuto,
l'Escarene, near Nice, France Dec. 14 |
#1, #2 | M. Benvenuto: "While waiting for the Moon to set I couldn't resist taking picture #2. The clouds were superb while lit by the setting moon." Photo details for picture #1: Kodak Royal Supra 400 in 5mn with a 28mm Nikon lens at F/D 2.8 |
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Ginger Mayfield,
Divide, Colorado, USA Dec. 14 |
#1 | G. Mayfield: "We had nice clear skies and the Moon set around 2 o'clock in the morning. There were not as many Geminids as the recent Leonids, but the Geminids were very pretty against a darker sky. " |
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Dave Ewoldt,
Okarche, Oklahoma, USA Dec. 14 |
#1 | The glow on the horizon comes from the urban lights of Kingfisher, Oklahoma. Photo details: Nikon N80, 20mm, 2.8, fuji 800, about 1 minute exposure. |
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Bartek Okonek,
Leszno, Poland Dec. 14 |
#1, more | B. Okonek: "Despite the moonlight and fog this 0 mag Geminid is clearly visible in the constellation of Orion. I saw about 25 meteors, but most of them were very weak." Photo details: 55mm @ f2.8, Kodak Supra 800 film, 2.5 minutes exp. |
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Lesleyanne Ryan,
St. Philips, Newfoundland, Canada Dec. 14 |
#1 | L. Ryan: "I took this picture using my Minolta X-GA with 800 speed film on a f4 setting. The exposure time was approximately 2 minutes. Orion is clearly visible to the right." |
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Runar Sandnes (Norway); Christie Ponder (Inks Lake State Park, Texas, USA) |
