Geminid meteor shower

The Geminid meteor shower, described as the best meteor shower of 2007, peaks on 14 December.

This is good news for meteor scatter operators on 50 and 144MHz. It will also be possible to observe the meteors by eye.

According to NASA astronomer Bill Cooke of the Marshall Space Flight Center: "Start watching on Thursday evening, 13 December, around 10 pm local time. At first you might not see very many meteors - but be patient. The show really heats up after midnight and by dawn on Friday, 14 December, there could be dozens of bright meteors per hour streaking across the sky."

Details of how to use meteor trails to reflect radio signals can be found in the RSGB’s Amateur Radio Operating Manual, available from the RSGB on-line shop

Source: GB2RS News - Courtesy of the RSGB