2014’s greatest meteor shower (Synopsis) [Starts With A Bang]



“Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow



Sure, sure, and they’re not even big, impressive stones. But like any real estate agent will tell you, location is everything.


Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / W. Reach (SSC/Caltech).

Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / W. Reach (SSC/Caltech).



And when your tiny, pebble-sized stone originates from an asteroid that crosses Earth’s orbit and leaves a debris trail behind, that “only a stone” can appear as so much more.


Image credit: Stéphane Guisard (Los Cielos de America), TWAN, via http://ift.tt/U26f3H.

Image credit: Stéphane Guisard (Los Cielos de America), TWAN, via http://ift.tt/U26f3H.



This year, the Geminids have the potential to be better than ever; come find out why, and how to catch them this coming weekend!






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“Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow



Sure, sure, and they’re not even big, impressive stones. But like any real estate agent will tell you, location is everything.


Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / W. Reach (SSC/Caltech).

Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / W. Reach (SSC/Caltech).



And when your tiny, pebble-sized stone originates from an asteroid that crosses Earth’s orbit and leaves a debris trail behind, that “only a stone” can appear as so much more.


Image credit: Stéphane Guisard (Los Cielos de America), TWAN, via http://ift.tt/U26f3H.

Image credit: Stéphane Guisard (Los Cielos de America), TWAN, via http://ift.tt/U26f3H.



This year, the Geminids have the potential to be better than ever; come find out why, and how to catch them this coming weekend!






from ScienceBlogs http://ift.tt/1Ix4ynP

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