CyberCelt | October 30, 2011 in RV Travel | Comments (10)
CyberCelt | October 19, 2011 in RV Travel,Skywatching | Comments (7)
Radiant sky map for Orionids
As comets orbit the Sun, they shed an icy, dusty debris stream. If Earth travels through this stream, we see a meteor shower. Where Earth and the stream meet causes the meteors to appear to fall from a place in the sky, a spot in the call the radiant. If the radiant is close to a constellation, the meteor shower will be named for the constellation.
Radiant sky map for Leonids
Name
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Date
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Moon Rises
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Orionids
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night of October 21
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after midnight
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Leonids
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night of November 17
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around midnight
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Geminids
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night of December 13
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Just past full
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To best view a meteor shower, drive away from the glow of city lights and toward the constellation from which the meteors will appear to radiate. When you have found the perfect viewing area, lie back or position yourself so the horizon appears at the edge of your peripheral vision, with the stars and sky filling your field of view. Meteors will instantly grab your attention as they streak by.
Radiant sky map of Geminids
CyberCelt | October 16, 2011 in Bed n Breakfasts,Fairs/Festivals,Family Fun,Hotels,RV Parks,RV Travel,Skywatching | Comments (4)
October 21 – October 23, 2011
NASA/Johnson Space Center
Houston, Texas
Web Site: Ballunar Liftoff Festival
Telephone: (281) 488-7676
Night Glow
NO pets, firearms, alcohol, coolers, skates, skateboards, scooters or backpacks.
Festival
The NASA/Johnson Space Center is the location of the yearly Ballunar Liftoff Festival. This educational and family-fun event will feature over 100 hot air balloons. There will be competitions and an evening balloon glow. For more excitement, watch the skydiving exhibitions.
Of course, there will be exhibits, food and drink, arts and crafts, entertainment and various aviation equipment displays. Visit the NASA tent and get an astronaut’s autograph!
Admission is $10 per vehicle and includes free parking and the NASA mini-tour.
Directions
From Houston, travel south on I-45 (towards Galveston), exit at NASA Road I; go east on NASA Rd I approximately six miles, and turn left onto Saturn Blvd to Johnson Space Center gate.
RV Parks in Area
Space Center RV Park (Good Sam discount)
301 Gulf Freeway South
League City, TX 77573
Toll Free: (888) 846-3478
Local: (281) 554-8800
Marina Bay RV Resort (Good Sam discount)
925 Marina Bay Drive
FM 2094
Kemah, Texas 77565
(281) 334-9944
Kemah RV Resort (Good Sam & TACO discount)
675 Miles Road
Bacliff, Texas 77518
(281)559-2362
Hotels and B&Bs are listed on the festival site.
