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    Geminid meteor shower December

    Sorry 'Goose' just checked your url and realised the planisphere you was speaking off is portable (I was imagining a large cumbersome spin chart). The advantage also with the 'Star Pocket' is that can be used in the dark as it has a red led which illuminates the charts when spied through the...
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    Geminid meteor shower December

    Planisphere's are good but you can't really carry them out and about. I have a 'Star Pocket' which is brilliant as it's portable and can be changed for the different hemisperes (great if your away in another country). I got mine from 'Millets' a few years back for £7 (Money well worth...
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    Geminid meteor shower December

    Viewing will be best observed from approx 22:00 - 02:00hrs GMT but possibly 20:45hrs would be good time start watching onwards but the radient does not rise till after 22:00hrs. Should be good this year with the new moon promising darker skies so we could get to see some meteors smacking the...
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    Geminid meteor shower December

    Hopefully this will give you all a good indication were to look. :)
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    Geminid meteor shower December

    Geminid activity is between the 7th and 16th of December and they are predicted to peak on the 14th with a peak ZHR of 100 or so, so there should be a good chance of seeing some radiating from the constellation Gemini. The moon will be in its last quarter and rising late so weather permitting it...
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    Hello roomies in bushcraft world!

    Or is it Mystic Meg or am I mistaken and it's Septic Peg?? :D
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    Hello roomies in bushcraft world!

    Aha astronomy, astrology....hmmmmm wise guy huh! :) Very funny Russell Grant :lmao:
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    Hello roomies in bushcraft world!

    Hello, happy tree people! (Only joking!), many thanks for all your replies, even from the 'Placebo' wanna be fnar! So anyone here interested in any astronomy or should I get my bow drill and leave? :lmao:
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    Hello roomies in bushcraft world!

    Hallo all, Just discovered your website and thought I'd better say hello. Interests are astronomy and watching friends bimble about the woods whilst performing there bushcraft skills and trying not to get hurt! :lmao: