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Geminids in the winter sky, above Lake Morisette.
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Citizen science: Observing meteor showers

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Pierre Martin
Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Technology
May 8, 2019
Watching a "shooting star" unexpectedly dart across a starry sky is awe inspiring. People will often ask, "What was that?" or "Where did it come from?" Beyond the inevitable "ooohs" and "ahhhs," there is an entire astronomical field devoted to their study. Meteor science is also one of the few remaining fields where amateur astronomers, equipped with only their eyes, can still contribute valuable data to the scientific community. I vividly remember spending a part of my childhood in my backyard
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A dream come true: My solar eclipse expedition

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Pierre Martin
Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Technology
Oct 9, 2018
I have been deeply fascinated by astronomy and space exploration for over 33 years (since I was nine years old). I can remember at a young age staring at the sky at night, and then sifting through astronomy books with a thirst to learn as much as I could. Over the years, my interest continued with a fondness for transient astronomical phenomena such as meteor showers, planets, eclipses, and aurora borealis. I will often drive long distances to be in a good position to view these events. 

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Comet ISON as imaged by NASA
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Comets That Will Flyby Earth in 2017 and 2018

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Jesse Rogerson, PhD
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Apr 24, 2017
In 2017 and 2018 there will be three comets passing relatively close to Earth. One has the chance of being naked-eye brightness. With the help of amateur astronomers, NASA plans to study these in detail. Check out the latest Science at NASA.

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