According to observers, the 2017 Geminid activity looked very impressive this year, regarding hourly rates and brightness of meteors. While meteor observers are going on observing the show, stay tuned and have a look at the live ZHR Geminid activity graphic, which is updated when a new observation session is sent, and do not hesitate to have a look at the first impressive pictures that were sent to us!

This high activity was confirmed by radio results, as displayed on Hirofumi Sugimoto webpage:

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2017 Geminids captured from Tenerife (December 13/14, AMOS Team)

Composite picture of December 13/14, 2017 Geminid activity as captured from Tenerife with AMOS (All-sky Meteor Orbit System). Credit: Tóth Juraj, AMOS Team
Composite picture of December 13/14, 2017 Geminid activity as captured from Tenerife with AMOS (All-sky Meteor Orbit System). Credit: Juraj Tóth, AMOS Team

 

2017 Geminids captured from Eastern France (December 13/14, Tioga Gulon)

Composite pictures showing 71 and 66 Geminids as captured from Eastern France by Tioga Gulon, in December 13/14 night. Credit: Tioga Gulon
Composite pictures showing 71 and 66 Geminids as captured from Eastern France by Tioga Gulon, in December 13/14 night. Credit: Tioga Gulon

2017 Geminids captured from Germany (December 13, Sirko Molau)

Composite picture of Geminids meteors in orthographic projection realized by Sirko Maulo using AVIS2, and cobining 4 hours of recordings in th morning of December 13, 2017. Credit: Sirko Maulo
Composite picture of Geminids meteors in orthographic projection realized by Sirko Molau using AVIS2, and combining 4 hours of recordings in the morning of December 13, 2017. Credit: Sirko Molau

December 13, 2017, 23 h 17 min UT fireball captured from the Netherlands by Koen Miskotte:

Bright Geminid fireball captures with Engelo CAMS camera by Koen Miskotte. Credit: CAMS, Koen Miskotte
Bright Geminid fireball captures with Engelo CAMS camera by Koen Miskotte. Credit: CAMS, Koen Miskotte

2017 Geminids drawing by Michel Deconinck

Water colour painting of 2017 Geminids display by Michel Deconinck (France). Credit: Michel Deconinck
Water colour painting of 2017 Geminids display by Michel Deconinck (France). Credit: Michel Deconinck

And a few Spanish videos

 

 

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