Comments on: Like two trains passing in the night… a year apart

By: Meteor Persistent Train – 2012

Meteor Persistent Train – 2012 — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:02:21 +0000

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By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:59:13 +0000

@5 Joseph G – These two meteors were going in very different directions, so they couldn’t be part of the same meteor stream. But here’s a thought: It would be really cool if two meteor streams crossed Earth’s orbit at the same point, wouldn’t it?

By: hhEb09'1

hhEb09'1 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:07:12 +0000

@Joseph G
The Draconids occur in early October each year, their radiant is the head of Draco up near the North Star but they could occur elsewhere

By: Curtis K

Curtis K — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 02:06:28 +0000

Is there a bit of software that can make time lapse video out of stills? Thanks.

By: Jeff S.

Jeff S. — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 16:19:05 +0000

excellent meteor shot, I’ll add to my links which I show to students during lecture/online classes. The students absolutely love Phil’s blog , he has a knack for getting the best skinny on the news of the day in our field; plus I do appreciate his love for Earth Science , which I am blessed to also teach.

By: Bill Gresho

Bill Gresho — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:35:02 +0000

An artistic expression of our local universe, our own galaxy, the Milky Way and the beauty that can be seen in it from our tiny spec of a planet. From in of all places, South Dakota. There is more than farm land out there. The Mad, Bad Astronomer also adds a few technical details. At first I thought he was going to get into Special Relativity.

By: Joseph G

Joseph G — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:03:46 +0000

Cool! Then hot. Then cool again
Is it possible that there’s a small unknown meteor stream that the Earth passes through this time every year?

By: Chip

Chip — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:12:19 +0000

Just for fun – meteors from the 1950s:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3Cg2xbenR4

By: Uncle Al

Uncle Al — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:51:25 +0000

spaceweather.com, bottom quarter. October 2012 has been a big harvest of new near-Earth objects. Perhaps we’re passing tkrough a debris orbit. At 20-40 meters diameter they would make a very nice atmospheric entry, with recoverable meteorites doing not too much ground damage.

By: Phil Plait

Phil Plait — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:43:03 +0000

Ha!