any metero showers or comet scheduals this month
2006-12-15 11:01:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes you did see a Comet .
I'm an astronomer andwe've been tracking it here at the observatory. Comet Machholz (C/2004 Q2) is the comet you have been looking at .
Here is a picture of it from our observatory
http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~avdl/astro/machholz.jpg
Right now the Gemini meteor showers are going on .
2006-12-15 15:40:38 · answer #1 · answered by spaceprt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is the Geminid meteor shower. A meteor is a shooting star that flashes very fast across the sky in a fraction of a second. A comet is an icy asteroid that would be visible in the sky, apparently not moving at all, for many days at a time, like the Moon, only not as bright.
2006-12-15 21:49:35 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you probably saw a meteor shorer because a comet will appear to be stationary. Each subsequent night it will have a different position and the angle of the tail may appear to change as well.
2006-12-15 20:18:31 · answer #3 · answered by Texan Pete 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was a meteorite (a Geminid), not a comet. Comets last for weeks or months at a time; they don't enter our atmosphere unless we're about to die.
2006-12-15 21:04:58 · answer #4 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All recurring meteor showers with dates and info at this website ==>http://www.astro-tom.com/getting_started/meteors.htm
2006-12-15 19:44:37 · answer #5 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there was actually a meteor shower wednesday, i couldn't see it though because of all the friggin lights in the city!
2006-12-15 19:09:12 · answer #6 · answered by Fluffington Cuddlebutts 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋