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  1. From NYT Geminids Meteor Shower 2020: Watch It Peak in Night Skies All year long as Earth revolves around the sun, it passes through streams of cosmic debris. The resulting meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and if you’re lucky you might be able to catch a glimpse. The next shower you might be able to see is known as the Geminids. Active from Dec. 4 to Dec. 20, it is expected to be at its peak from Sunday night into Monday morning, or Dec. 13 to 14. The Geminids, along with the Quadrantids that peaked in January, are thought to originate not from comets, but from asteroid-like space rocks. The Geminids are thought to have been produced by an object called 3200 Phaethon (an asteroid that a Japanese space mission, Destiny+, is to visit later this decade). If you manage to see them, this meteor shower can brighten the night sky with between 120 and 160 meteors per hour. While many showers are most visible after midnight and before dawn, the Geminids may be visible as early as 10 p.m. in some locations, according to the International Meteor Organization, although the best viewing may begin at around 11 and last until 4 a.m. Where meteor showers come from If you spot a meteor shower, what you’re usually seeing is an icy comet’s leftovers that crash into Earth’s atmosphere. Comets are sort of like dirty snowballs: As they travel through the solar system, they leave behind a dusty trail of rocks and ice that lingers in space long after they leave. When Earth passes through these cascades of comet waste, the bits of debris — which can be as small as grains of sand — pierce the sky at such speeds that they burst, creating a celestial fireworks display. A general rule of thumb with meteor showers: You are never watching the Earth cross into remnants from a comet’s most recent orbit. Instead, the burning bits come from the previous passes. For example, during the Perseid meteor shower you are seeing meteors ejected from when its parent comet, Comet Swift-Tuttle, visited in 1862 or earlier, not from its most recent pass in 1992. That’s because it takes time for debris from a comet’s orbit to drift into a position where it intersects with Earth’s orbit, according to Bill Cooke, an astronomer with NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office. How to watch The best way to see a meteor shower is to get to a location that has a clear view of the entire night sky. Ideally, that would be somewhere with dark skies, away from city lights and traffic. To maximize your chances of catching the show, look for a spot that offers a wide, unobstructed view. Bits and pieces of meteor showers are visible for a certain period of time, but they really peak visibly from dusk to dawn on a given few days. Those days are when Earth’s orbit crosses through the thickest part of the cosmic stream. Meteor showers can vary in their peak times, with some reaching their maximums for only a few hours and others for several nights. It is best to use your naked eye to spot a meteor shower. Binoculars or telescopes tend to limit your field of view. You might need to spend about half an hour in the dark to let your eyes get used to the reduced light. Stargazers should be warned that moonlight and the weather can obscure the shows. But if that happens, there are usually meteor livestreams like the ones hosted by NASA and by Slooh.
  2. Video is an interview with the head of the WTF bike crew talking about his beef with Flanagan
  3. Do you even woke bro? That kinda thinking is done. This kid could have the ref apologizing to him in no time.
  4. Cue the kid to come out and say the ref called him something racist.
  5. Houston is all I’m aware of
  6. I saw where StatOil/Equinor is shutting down their Austin office. I’m not sure what’s happening with the employees, but I’m guessing they had 200 or so there.
  7. Hopefully their Kerrville and Fredericksburg locations survive.
  8. Kamala already trying to take him out. Greased his socks with a little peanut butter....
  9. Are we out of the free prison labor they were using?
  10. 3adays

    2020 Drunk Thread

    Circa 2000, Austin,. I was involved with a beautiful bisexual woman. She was an alcoholic and loved coke. Anyway, she would dip bread in milk and chase it with vodka. The buttermilk gin thing made me think of her. Drunk....
  11. ALPP on another tear today been as high at .14+
  12. Stupid rule. If they have 11 players they should make them play the game.
  13. Now up 125% to .10
  14. ALPP on fire! Up 68% this morning. They acquired some drone company. And here I though they were making car stereos all this time!
  15. 2nd Bar + Kitchen closed its Congress location
  16. TD Ameritrade fucking around and won’t let me log in!
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  18. In for a hunsky. Thank you Brisket for the reminder. I’ve been donating to the Central Texas Food Bank, but the need seems much bigger with the good folks of El Paso.
  19. Samsung - 55" Class The Frame Series LED 4K UHD Smart Tizen TV The wife has been asking (because it looks like a fucking picture)for this thing. Anyone have any experience with one?
  20. NOVN up 56% on some news about their COVID treatment Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  21. It’s last minute, but any recs for this Sunday?
  22. I was able to do take out tonight. It did take a few calls. if you get their recording, just call back in a few minutes. Once I ordered, food was ready in 20 min.
  23. We’re headed to Port A tomorrow. Please tell me I don’t need to cancel this much needed getaway! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  24. Does the estate own the surface rights? Either way not really a reason to say no. No, just the mineral rights. Thank you for the response, looks like I’ll let them do the survey.
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