A 'Slow' Meteor Crosses the Skies (NASA, Marshall, 01/03/12)
Editor's Note: Wanted to let everyone know that while this image is NOT a Quadrantid meteor, the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks -- tonight only! -- in the wee morning hours of Jan. 4. Best viewing time is after 3:00 a.m. your local time, and the shower is predicted to be a good one if you don't mind the cold. If you'd rather stay warm, we've set up a live Ustream view of the skies over Huntsville, Ala., so you can watch the Quadrantids tonight via live Web cam. The weather is looking cold and clear! You can get more details here: www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/watchtheskies/qu...
Caption: Early on the morning of Jan. 3, 2012, a beautiful meteor was seen traveling across the skies over Huntsville, Ala. Moving slowly at "only" 18.9 km/s -- or 42,000 mph -- the meteor was recorded at approximately 10:34:16 UTC in a color allsky camera at the Marshall Space Flight Center. It started 88.5 km/55 miles up and was last detected at 79.8 km/50 miles up. The meteor had a mass of 22 grams and was about an inch in diameter -- fairly big for a meteor -- and its orbit went out to the asteroid belt.
Image credit: NASA/MSFC/Meteoroid Environments Office/Bill Cooke and Danielle Moser
Original image:
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A 'Slow' Meteor Crosses the Skies (NASA, Marshall, 01/03/12)
Editor's Note: Wanted to let everyone know that while this image is NOT a Quadrantid meteor, the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks -- tonight only! -- in the wee morning hours of Jan. 4. Best viewing time is after 3:00 a.m. your local time, and the shower is predicted to be a good one if you don't mind the cold. If you'd rather stay warm, we've set up a live Ustream view of the skies over Huntsville, Ala., so you can watch the Quadrantids tonight via live Web cam. The weather is looking cold and clear! You can get more details here: www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/watchtheskies/qu...
Caption: Early on the morning of Jan. 3, 2012, a beautiful meteor was seen traveling across the skies over Huntsville, Ala. Moving slowly at "only" 18.9 km/s -- or 42,000 mph -- the meteor was recorded at approximately 10:34:16 UTC in a color allsky camera at the Marshall Space Flight Center. It started 88.5 km/55 miles up and was last detected at 79.8 km/50 miles up. The meteor had a mass of 22 grams and was about an inch in diameter -- fairly big for a meteor -- and its orbit went out to the asteroid belt.
Image credit: NASA/MSFC/Meteoroid Environments Office/Bill Cooke and Danielle Moser
Original image:
blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/Watch%20the%20Skies/posts/post_132...
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These official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelin...