Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Tonight/early tomorrow morning (Dec 13/Dec 14) marks the height of this year's Geminid Meteor Shower. More info available: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/09dec_geminids.htm That page contains a nifty animated image of an exploding Geminid fireball taken late last week. Info on point and snooze meteor photography is available here: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Column/8102/statpg2.html Photographing meteors is a remarkably simple pastime, inexpensive, free to do from one's backyard (assuming no light pollution) and immeasurably elevating in my opinion. It is something that almost anyone can do, even me! The downside: The Geminid showers take place annually in December, which means that for those of us in Northern climes, there can be bone-numbing cold. The upside: The vastness of space revealed for just a fleeting second in the glowing, fairy dust trails flashing before one's eyes... The glowing neon greens and ember-hot reds of the meteor tail, the white-hot searing brightness of it's head, the mystical violet glow... If one is lucky, perhaps the appearance of an exploding bolide. So, early Saturday morning, join me outside to watch a small bit of the nature of nature reveal itself, for free... right there, above our very heads... Feel the light that is there, revealed in the glowing fairy dust that remains suspended in the sky as the meteor has burned itself totally out, totally incinerated, burned in an all-consuming purifying fire ... Feel the energy that is there... Feel the connection to the universe as some of the magic is revealed to us... I'll be the woman with the camera's shutter cable release in one hand and her soul in the other, watching in awe... And when we're done, the hot chocolate is on me! This list doesn't accept attachments (in the usual sense)... However, if you would like to see a photo of a meteor bolide taken last November during the Leonid meteor shower in Massachusetts by yours truly, click on the profile for user know_mystery. happy (meteor) trails, to you, until we meet again... joyce "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 What a marvelous post, joyce! If it wasn't raining so hard in Northern CA we would surely join you out there. Have have a blast tonight! We'll be thinking about you and all those meteors, hoping you catch a couple. Thanks for sharing your passion; it's totally contagious. Love, the Rasas P.S. Ananda says, "We wanna come at your house and eat hot chocowate wif you." , Know Mystery <know_mystery> wrote: > > Hello All Nite Owls & Eagles & Hummingbirds & Kakapo - > > > Tonight/early tomorrow morning (Dec 13/Dec 14) marks the height of this year's Geminid Meteor Shower. > > More info available: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/09dec_geminids.htm > > That page contains a nifty animated image of an exploding Geminid fireball taken late last week. > > > Info on point and snooze meteor photography is available here: > http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Column/8102/statpg2.html > > Photographing meteors is a remarkably simple pastime, inexpensive, > free to do from one's backyard (assuming no light pollution) and > immeasurably elevating in my opinion. It is something that almost > anyone can do, even me! > > The downside: The Geminid showers take place annually in December, > which means that for those of us in Northern climes, there can be > bone-numbing cold. > > The upside: The vastness of space revealed for just a fleeting second > in the glowing, fairy dust trails flashing before one's eyes... The > glowing neon greens and ember-hot reds of the meteor tail, the white- > hot searing brightness of it's head, the mystical violet glow... If > one is lucky, perhaps the appearance of an exploding bolide. > > So, early Saturday morning, join me outside to watch a small bit of the nature of > nature reveal itself, for free... right there, above our very heads... Feel the light that is there, revealed in the glowing fairy dust that remains suspended in the sky as the meteor has burned itself totally out, totally incinerated, burned in an all-consuming > purifying fire ... Feel the energy that is there... Feel the connection to the universe as some of the magic is revealed to us... I'll be the woman with the camera's shutter cable release in one hand and her soul in the other, watching in awe... And when we're done, the hot chocolate is on me! > > > This list doesn't accept attachments (in the usual sense)... However, > if you would like to see a photo of a meteor bolide taken last > November during the Leonid meteor shower in Massachusetts by yours truly, click on the profile for user know_mystery. > > happy (meteor) trails, to you, until we meet again... > > > joyce > > "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde > > > > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2002 Report Share Posted December 14, 2002 Dearest Kheyala - , "kheyalove <kheyala@n...>" <kheyala@n...> wrote: > What a marvelous post, joyce! > > If it wasn't raining so hard in Northern CA we would surely join you > out there. > > Have have a blast tonight! We'll be thinking about you and all those > meteors, hoping you catch a couple. I did catch some of those shoorting stars last night, in my sweetest of dreams, as the rains came to the skies here, too, and outside viewing was not possible... But what I saw beneath closed eyelids and opened mind, was this: hundreds of glinting starry minnows darting through the skies, silvery and golden, diamond-white heads, and purple coronas fading into red then green streaks moving at the speed of, well, the speed of lightness and healing. So even thought I couldn't see them outside with my physical self, they were nevertheless present there, above the clouds... Like many things...sometimes we cannot see them, but they are right there all the time...right above the clouds. > > Thanks for sharing your passion; it's totally contagious. And same to you for the way you grace us with yours, always. > > Love, > the Rasas > > P.S. Ananda says, "We wanna come at your house and eat hot chocowate > wif you." > PS - Dearest Ananda, you make me smile with your innocence and joy and wisdom. Honey, come to my house anytime! There is plenty of chocolate we can share. The light is always on, and the key to the lock is in the planter...there...that one...do you see it? And I have a special mug just for your hot chocolate, it is white with a tiny teddy bear climbing up from the outside over the top of the brim of the rim, perched just so, teetering on the edge as he tries to sneak down inside and taste the warm, rich, sweetness of the cocoa. And you are a sweetness! Love, joyce > > , Know Mystery > <know_mystery> wrote: > > > > Hello All Nite Owls & Eagles & Hummingbirds & Kakapo - > > > > > > Tonight/early tomorrow morning (Dec 13/Dec 14) marks the height of > this year's Geminid Meteor Shower. > > > > More info available: > http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/09dec_geminids.htm <snip> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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