Networking Meteors
May 11I don't normally talk about the daily APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) images from NASA becasue they are so popular and well annotated. Today's has really caught my eye though. Between 2007 and 2009, a group of amateur meteor enthusiasts in Japan got together to create a national network of over 100 connected video cameras. They used a piece of motion-detection software called...
Get Off Your Arse for the Perseids
Aug 10
Colorado Meteor Originally uploaded by Mr Geoff. Yes its that time of year again, get your 12 things ready and then pootle outside to watch the Perseids. This meteor shower peaks on Sunday night (I think) but you can catch some good shooting stars anytime up to about Tuesday really. This photo is from the Flickr Meteors group and you never know, maybe you'll see something amazing...
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