Next Gateway to the Stars is December 3
Our next “Gateway to the Stars” program will be held this Sat., December 3, 2011 at 6:45 pm in the Hansen Dome Theatre.
February 10th, 2012
Waning Gibbous Moon
Posts Tagged ‘meteor shower’
Posted by: Mike Murray
November 30th, 2011
November 30th, 2011
Posted by: Robert Bigelow
November 28th, 2011
November 28th, 2011
Posted by: Richard
November 10th, 2010
November 10th, 2010
Leonid Meteor Shower
The annual Leonid Meteor Shower peaks on Wednesday the 17th at 1:00 PM, MST. Peak rate for the Leonids is 15 meteors per hour. Best viewing would be on the early morning hours of Wednesday, as a waxing gibbous Moon will wash out most evening-hour meteors. Moonset on the 17th (meaning the night of the [...]
Posted by: Richard
May 3rd, 2010
May 3rd, 2010
Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower, May 6th
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at 1:00 am, MDT, on Thursday, May 6th, 2010. Predicted activity at peak is 60 meteors per hour. The Eta Aquarids are result of the Earth passing through the debris field left behind comet Halley. There is another meteor shower also attributed to Halley’s Comet, the Orionids in October.
Posted by: Richard
December 11th, 2009
December 11th, 2009
Geminid Meteor Shower
The Geminid Meteor Shower peaks at 10:00 pm, MST, on Sunday, December 13th; with a predicted peak rate of 120 meteors per hour.
With New Moon on the 16th, there will be no moonlight to wash out the sky, making this year’s Geminids a shower worth watching Sunday night.
The Geminid shower does not originate from a [...]
Posted by: Richard
August 10th, 2009
August 10th, 2009
Perseid Meteors — Favorite of the Year
The Perseid meteor shower is arguably the most well-known meteor shower of the year. In fact, John Denver’s hit “Rocky Mountain High” includes a reference to his fascination with watching the Perseid meteors from the mountains of Colorado. The song includes the line: “I’ve seen it raining fire from the sky.” I remember going camping in the [...]
Posted by: Seth Jarvis
August 7th, 2009
August 7th, 2009
Evaporating Comets
This week’s Cosmic Quiz winner is Mary Newland, who asked, “Every year I like to watch the Perseids meteor shower. If the meteors are continually being shed, why does the comet not cease to exist?”
That is a great question!
As a matter of fact, comets do cease to exist over time.
Let’s start with some background information [...]