Best night will be Saturday, December 13th as the usual peak (time of maximum meteors) will be Sunday morning for the Central US. Just look up for a awhile, you can't miss it.
Unfortunately the moon rises around midnight Saturday and becomes a real nuisance by 1:00am CST. Once the moon is well above the horizon the sky is not so dark and you miss the fainter meteors. Likely your best show is between 8:00pm CDT Saturday night to 1:00am Sunday morning.
If its clear spend some time outside. I last watched the Geminids in 2012 and they put on a great show (no moon interference that year).
> it just makes more economical and strategic sense to go buy several smaller capacity cards and swap them out when full.
> But what do I know...
Not much it seems. Swapping a memory card while your in the middle of a timelapse sequence with the camera sitting up on a hill at night isn't very practical. This card isn't for joe hobbyist that snaps a few pictures.
I doubt they have had the ability to mass produce these in economical numbers until recently. Just because it can be made doesn't mean it can be made profitably if yields are small.
Really your whole idea about milking the consumer is kinda odd for someone on a tech site. Must be new to this world as this is how its gone for more than a decade.
For meteor showers the statement "before dawn" is correct for virtually everyone, anywhere. The reason is simple: the Earth is rotating towards the forward motion of our orbital path and we tend to run into the most particles (meteors) at that time. Bugs on a windshield. You are right in bitching that in this case, the Perseid meteor shower is more visible for Norther Hemisphere observers. Not likely you'll see many down in Argentina.
I should note the best display of meteors is only going to happen when you are out at a dark rural location with an unobstructed horizon. Rarely do they tell you the forecast rates are for an ideal situation that few could possibly achieve. You will see less than 100 per hour but one meteor per minute is likely at peak and its pretty impressive to watch.
As to what part of the world will see it best does depend on your longitude, so it is related to your timezone. Good observation. The point of maximum meteor stream density, the peak of the meteor shower, can be narrow or wide. The Perseids are an old meteor shower seen for thousands of years and its peak is fairly broad, many hours. Therefor there is some latitude in your position.
The best source of information about meteor showers, including their predicted peak time, is going to be found on the International Meteor Organization (IMO) website. They have a "live" update running for major showers like the Perseids. Consult their yearly calendar for predicted 'peak' dates. Many yearly astronomical handbooks provide meteor shower information as well. [shameless plug] I wrote an iPhone app (Meteor Shower Guide) using IMO and American Meteor Society (AMS) data that calculates your peak time based on your phones timezone setting, and its in local time! No need to wait for someone to tell you about a meteor shower, it will add it to your iPhone's calendar if you like.
The question that always drives me crazy is when people ask "where do I look?". Just look up! If you go out to a dark site with a clear horizon you will see plenty of meteors during the Persied shower. You'd have to be asleep or looking at the ground to miss them. If its clear at your location Saturday night to Sunday morning get out and watch.
I find it amazing that Khan Academy has only been mentioned twice, once dismissively. The idea of flipping the classroom is a paradigm shift and puts more responsibility on the parent(s) to ensure their child is taking their lessons.
I don't watch Fox. I can't stand any of their programs, its too far right and typically also borderline insane. I listen to NPR and read my news at BBC or Reuters. Sorry. I still don't perceive Obama as doing anything.
Ok, I stand corrected. Regarding nothing getting done: true to some degree but do you think anything the president wants to do is going to make it through the House right now? Don't think so.
Also, our economy literally has little to do with the our current president and more to do with congress since the debt is their responsibility. Under Bush and his "executive branch has all the power" regime along with the republican ruled Senate at the time it pretty much ruined our economy, but so far Obama has done nothing to make it better other than pretend to get congress to "get along" and "compromise".
You don't see the disconnect with your own thoughts there?
I will agree he needs to cut out the 'get along' bs and ram things through congress.
But if you place a windmill farm within sight of the prarie, this feeling of it being untouched will be lost.
Sorry that feeling is already lost. As I've actually traveled around the Flint Hills (further north than this proposed wind farm) you'll find the previous centuries oil rush junk abandoned everywhere. That and the power lines crisscrossing the landscape further spoils the view.
I've found the view of vast grasslands dotted with giant windmills rather attractive. Here is a picture I took from the Beaumont wind farm:
Twenty to thirty years ago you could still get actual news out of the newspaper or television. These days you gotta dig long and hard, intentionally and carefully, for the few nuggets lost in the slurry of spin, opinion, and the almighty Sports & Entertainment.
Not sure we've ever gotten actual news from the media outlets. By 'actual news' I am referring to the unbiased and accurate reporting of an event. There is and always will be a spin on the news. That can simply be not reporting all the details of an event, which leads to a reader's bias.
It's interesting to read newspapers from decades, or even a century ago.
Summaries website link has credibility issues, features a two month old Youtube video.
Actual bill, National Asset Act of 2010 (S. 3480), does not seem to have gone anywhere yet.
Absolutely agree! Earlier this year I spent hours each day watching the live feed from Hubble repair mission. The occasional info from the 'commentator' was enough.
What would be interesting is to have less restrained astronauts. An occasional oh shit! as a wrench flies away would liven things up.
What makes the increased moisture level bad is the local light pollution that now has additional particles (of water) to reflect off creating a 'less dark' sky.
> I think this is a problem that revolves around the illusion one can become an icon, > famous or popular on the Internet with millions of fans, and just about get away with > murder and stomp over laws, legal protections and principles that make the world under > those principles a much safer, happier, wealthier place......
What is with this local inspector stuff? Do you know for a fact that the inspector(s) have a clue themselves?
If you can learn how to write the programming code to interface with power monitoring devices you can master the friggin electrical code!
I have rewired nearly my entire house. It is a local requirement when upgrading or changing the main feed (I went from 100A to 200A panel) that the local inspector sign off before the power company will finish the final meter changes.
I had every wire neatly placed in the panel, correctly sized, etc. This is not rocket science. But you know what the inspector question? A GFI breaker in the panel was not clearly mark as to what brand it was. He claimed that not being the same brand as the panel mfg it was not 'right'. BS, not only is he wrong, but when I pulled the breaker out I showed him it was in fact a Cutler Hammer, same as the panel.
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Best night will be Saturday, December 13th as the usual peak (time of maximum meteors) will be Sunday morning for the Central US. Just look up for a awhile, you can't miss it.
Unfortunately the moon rises around midnight Saturday and becomes a real nuisance by 1:00am CST. Once the moon is well above the horizon the sky is not so dark and you miss the fainter meteors. Likely your best show is between 8:00pm CDT Saturday night to 1:00am Sunday morning.
If its clear spend some time outside. I last watched the Geminids in 2012 and they put on a great show (no moon interference that year).
> it just makes more economical and strategic sense to go buy several smaller capacity cards and swap them out when full.
> But what do I know...
Not much it seems. Swapping a memory card while your in the middle of a timelapse sequence with the camera sitting up on a hill at night isn't very practical. This card isn't for joe hobbyist that snaps a few pictures.
I doubt they have had the ability to mass produce these in economical numbers until recently. Just because it can be made doesn't mean it can be made profitably if yields are small.
Really your whole idea about milking the consumer is kinda odd for someone on a tech site. Must be new to this world as this is how its gone for more than a decade.
For meteor showers the statement "before dawn" is correct for virtually everyone, anywhere. The reason is simple: the Earth is rotating towards the forward motion of our orbital path and we tend to run into the most particles (meteors) at that time. Bugs on a windshield. You are right in bitching that in this case, the Perseid meteor shower is more visible for Norther Hemisphere observers. Not likely you'll see many down in Argentina.
I should note the best display of meteors is only going to happen when you are out at a dark rural location with an unobstructed horizon. Rarely do they tell you the forecast rates are for an ideal situation that few could possibly achieve. You will see less than 100 per hour but one meteor per minute is likely at peak and its pretty impressive to watch.
As to what part of the world will see it best does depend on your longitude, so it is related to your timezone. Good observation. The point of maximum meteor stream density, the peak of the meteor shower, can be narrow or wide. The Perseids are an old meteor shower seen for thousands of years and its peak is fairly broad, many hours. Therefor there is some latitude in your position.
The best source of information about meteor showers, including their predicted peak time, is going to be found on the International Meteor Organization (IMO) website. They have a "live" update running for major showers like the Perseids. Consult their yearly calendar for predicted 'peak' dates. Many yearly astronomical handbooks provide meteor shower information as well. [shameless plug] I wrote an iPhone app (Meteor Shower Guide) using IMO and American Meteor Society (AMS) data that calculates your peak time based on your phones timezone setting, and its in local time! No need to wait for someone to tell you about a meteor shower, it will add it to your iPhone's calendar if you like.
The question that always drives me crazy is when people ask "where do I look?". Just look up! If you go out to a dark site with a clear horizon you will see plenty of meteors during the Persied shower. You'd have to be asleep or looking at the ground to miss them. If its clear at your location Saturday night to Sunday morning get out and watch.
I find it amazing that Khan Academy has only been mentioned twice, once dismissively. The idea of flipping the classroom is a paradigm shift and puts more responsibility on the parent(s) to ensure their child is taking their lessons.
Ask your question at a dedicated photography website, try the forums at dpreview to start with.
I'd say MinistryofTruth speaks well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6yrT-0Xbrn4
Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
I don't watch Fox. I can't stand any of their programs, its too far right and typically also borderline insane. I listen to NPR and read my news at BBC or Reuters. Sorry. I still don't perceive Obama as doing anything.
Ok, I stand corrected. Regarding nothing getting done: true to some degree but do you think anything the president wants to do is going to make it through the House right now? Don't think so.
Also, our economy literally has little to do with the our current president and more to do with congress since the debt is their responsibility. Under Bush and his "executive branch has all the power" regime along with the republican ruled Senate at the time it pretty much ruined our economy, but so far Obama has done nothing to make it better other than pretend to get congress to "get along" and "compromise".
You don't see the disconnect with your own thoughts there? I will agree he needs to cut out the 'get along' bs and ram things through congress.
he doesn't do and hasn't done ANYTHING. He'd rather go on vacation...
dude, you need to cut back on the Faux news.
But if you place a windmill farm within sight of the prarie, this feeling of it being untouched will be lost.
Sorry that feeling is already lost. As I've actually traveled around the Flint Hills (further north than this proposed wind farm) you'll find the previous centuries oil rush junk abandoned everywhere. That and the power lines crisscrossing the landscape further spoils the view.
I've found the view of vast grasslands dotted with giant windmills rather attractive. Here is a picture I took from the Beaumont wind farm:
http://www.howardedin.com/test/20081108_MG_1149.jpg
Thats about 150 miles north of the Osage area.
How many ducks and deer do you think there *are*? I
We've got more deer than we know what to do with here in the midwest (KS/NE/MO/IA). Sending the teaming hordes.
Twenty to thirty years ago you could still get actual news out of the newspaper or television. These days you gotta dig long and hard, intentionally and carefully, for the few nuggets lost in the slurry of spin, opinion, and the almighty Sports & Entertainment.
Not sure we've ever gotten actual news from the media outlets. By 'actual news' I am referring to the unbiased and accurate reporting of an event. There is and always will be a spin on the news. That can simply be not reporting all the details of an event, which leads to a reader's bias. It's interesting to read newspapers from decades, or even a century ago.
We already know the outcome.
Summaries website link has credibility issues, features a two month old Youtube video. Actual bill, National Asset Act of 2010 (S. 3480), does not seem to have gone anywhere yet.
He used Frontpage.
Thanks!! Original article incorrectly uses an artists illustration of another situation and the Nature link wants fee to view.
Absolutely agree! Earlier this year I spent hours each day watching the live feed from Hubble repair mission. The occasional info from the 'commentator' was enough. What would be interesting is to have less restrained astronauts. An occasional oh shit! as a wrench flies away would liven things up.
Referring to people trying to emulate classic shots as "illegal by US copyright laws and common decency"... What a load of horsefeathers.
Agreed. Ken seems to be getting more and more unhinged these days. He must be forgetting his meds.
Bzzzt, wrong. Maybe you better spend a few more minutes outside after looking at that computer monitor. It takes awhile for your eyes to dark adapt.
I live in the midwest where we do get a bunch of moisture in the air. While it does affect the transparency of the atmosphere only about 1 magnitude is lost.http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/astro/transpar ence_e.html/
What makes the increased moisture level bad is the local light pollution that now has additional particles (of water) to reflect off creating a 'less dark' sky.
> I think this is a problem that revolves around the illusion one can become an icon,
> famous or popular on the Internet with millions of fans, and just about get away with
> murder and stomp over laws, legal protections and principles that make the world under
> those principles a much safer, happier, wealthier place......
Why not? Microsoft has.
What is with this local inspector stuff? Do you know for a fact that the inspector(s) have a clue themselves?
If you can learn how to write the programming code to interface with power monitoring devices you can master the friggin electrical code!
I have rewired nearly my entire house. It is a local requirement when upgrading or changing the main feed (I went from 100A to 200A panel) that the local inspector sign off before the power company will finish the final meter changes.
I had every wire neatly placed in the panel, correctly sized, etc. This is not rocket science. But you know what the inspector question? A GFI breaker in the panel was not clearly mark as to what brand it was. He claimed that not being the same brand as the panel mfg it was not 'right'. BS, not only is he wrong, but when I pulled the breaker out I showed him it was in fact a Cutler Hammer, same as the panel.
So much for intelligent inspectors.