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Watch Geminids Meteor Shower on Dec 13-14th & report back to PHYS-L



Here's a neat little citizen science project for PHYS-L members...

Watch the Geminids meteor shower on December 13th and 14th!

Then report your observations here on the PHYS-L listserv, and give us your
latitude & longitude coordinates. Got a GPS receiver for that? If not, you
can find the coordinates for your city right here:

USGS - Geographic Names Server
http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form
[Enter your city & state in the feature name category, and select populated
place under feature type box - that's all you'll need.]

This should be fun! Bring hot chocolate, and wear a hat and mittens, too.
The Internet can get very cold late at night! Brrrr! ;-)

Anton

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The Geminids: An Exception to the Rule
http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/article_802_1.asp

"The source of the Geminid meteor shower, peaking on the night of December
13-14, is not a comet. Broken fragments from a pseudo
asteroid-comet with a mysterious composition generate the Geminids, which
are growing in intensity every year."

Meteor Showers - A Primer
http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/article_91_1.asp

Upcoming Meteor Showers
http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/article_588_1.asp

Basics of Meteor Observing
http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/article_98_1.asp

Geminid Meteor Shower radio program -
Earth & Sky is an NPR show with lots of online teaching materials!
http://www.earthsky.com/2002/es021213.html

Hear Meteors on Your FM Radio! - an Electric Club lesson plan
http://www.schoolnet.ca/general/electric-club/e/page36.html

Antenna Antics - an Electric Club lesson plan
http://www.schoolnet.ca/general/electric-club/e/page35.html

Electromagnetic Signals - an Electric Club lesson plan
http://www.schoolnet.ca/general/electric-club/e/page34.html

Signals from Space - an Electric Club lesson plan
http://www.schoolnet.ca/general/electric-club/e/page37.html

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Anton Ninno, K12 Tech Integration Trainer
Voice: 315-431-8407 E-mail: aninno@cnyric.org
6820 Thompson Road, Syracuse, NY 13221
OCM BOCES http://www.ocmboces.org/
NYGPS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nygps/