Here are the results of photographic Geminids observation on 14 December from 12:17 to 23:33 UT. The images were taken with a Pentax KP camera and 8.5 mm lens, without guiding. Most part of the night was with the gibbous waning Moon in the sky, only the first evening hours were dark, but with lower GEM radiant heights. Comparing to the previous night 13/14 December the detected Geminids activity was much higher, especially after 15 UT, sometimes with more than 30 detected Geminid meteors per hour even despite moonlight. The increased number of bright meteors also took place.

The results are presented in the text form below and in the form of composite images for every hour of observations:

12:17-13:17 UT – 12 GEM, 2 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 14 degrees, Moon: below horizon

13:17-14:17 UT – 14 GEM, 1 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 22 degrees, Moon: below horizon

14:17-15:17 UT – 13 GEM, 2 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 29 degrees, Moon: below horizon

15:17-16:17 UT – 33 GEM, 1 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 38 degrees, Moon: below horizon

16:17-17:17 UT – 22 GEM, Geminids radiant altitude: 46 degrees, Moon: altitude 6 degrees, phase а 66%

17:17-18:17 UT – 33 GEM, 2 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 55 degrees, Moon: altitude 14 degrees, phase 66%

18:17-19:17 UT – 24 GEM, 1 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 62 degrees, Moon: altitude 22 degrees, phase 65%

19:17-20:17 UT – 28 GEM, 1 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 67 degrees, Moon: altitude 30 degrees, phase 65%

20:17-21:17 UT – 30 GEM, 4 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 68 degrees, Moon: altitude 37 degrees, phase 64%

21:17-22:17 UT – 30 GEM, 1 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 64 degrees, Moon: altitude 43 degrees, phase 64%

22:17-23:33 UT – 20 GEM, 2 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 56 degrees, Moon: altitude 47 degrees, phase 64%

 

Figure 1 – 12:17-13:17 UT – 12 GEM, 2 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 14 degrees, Moon: below horizon

Figure 2 – 13:17-14:17 UT – 14 GEM, 1 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 22 degrees, Moon: below horizon

Figure 3 – 14:17-15:17 UT – 13 GEM, 2 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 29 degrees, Moon: below horizon

Figure 4 – 15:17-16:17 UT – 33 GEM, 1 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 38 degrees, Moon: below horizon

Figure 5 – 16:17-17:17 UT – 22 GEM, Geminids radiant altitude: 46 degrees, Moon: altitude 6 degrees, phase а 66%

Figure 6 – 17:17-18:17 UT – 33 GEM, 2 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 55 degrees, Moon: altitude 14 degrees, phase 66%

Figure 7 – 18:17-19:17 UT – 24 GEM, 1 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 62 degrees, Moon: altitude 22 degrees, phase 65%

Figure 8 – 19:17-20:17 UT – 28 GEM, 1 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 67 degrees, Moon: altitude 30 degrees, phase 65%

Figure 9 – 20:17-21:17 UT – 30 GEM, 4 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 68 degrees, Moon: altitude 37 degrees, phase 64%

Figure 10 – 21:17-22:17 UT – 30 GEM, 1 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 64 degrees, Moon: altitude 43 degrees, phase 64%

Figure 11 – 22:17-23:33 UT – 20 GEM, 2 SPO, Geminids radiant altitude: 56 degrees, Moon: altitude 47 degrees, phase 64%