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ZainAhmed


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Subject : Catching "Falling Stars"
Any clear night of the year you can see a handful of meteors, or "shooting stars" as many people call them, zipping across some part of the sky. On some nights, however, the number of meteors shoots up. These events are known as the annual meteor showers. One such night comes on December 13/14 every year when the activity can climb to around one hundred meteors per hour. From the city, only the brightest of these can be seen, but from dark, unpolluted skies, the spectacle can be a delightful treat.

I have observed a number of meteor showers from Karachi, but never had the chance to see one under dark skies - until last year. HB found a dark sky site just 60km from Karachi in the Lakhan range, and suggested that we explore it. The night of 12/13 December 2010 was a Sunday. The Moon's phase was also ideal, so KaAS decided to use the opportunity and compile and submit data to the International Meteor Organization (IMO). Lakhan, however, turned out to be inaccessible, so we instead went to Lake Kalri for a fun-filled night "catching the stars".

It was cloudless throughout and not very cold for a December night. While HB, Fahad and Yaqub bhai took some splendid shots, Khalid Marwat, Abu Bakr and I logged our meteor observations. By the time the first signs of dawn appeared, I had Alhamdulillah recorded 102 Geminid meteors and more than 30 sporadic meteors. The other guys had observed and recorded their own meteors in assigned patches of the sky.

Pictures coming soon. If you are interested, you can see Geminid 2010 data submitted from Pakistan on IMO's website here. My data is third from top.

Zain Ahmed
Karachi Astronomers' Society (KaAS)
www.kaasts.com

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Posted on February, 19 2011 04:05:20 PM


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outstanding info

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Posted on September, 06 2012 05:46:13 AM

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Posted on March, 23 2013 10:59:56 PM

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nice collection , not seen before

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Posted on June, 28 2013 10:00:10 AM

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yar mari ap se request hai k is information ko urdu main type ker k post karian.

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Posted on June, 28 2013 10:52:32 AM

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Posted on July, 25 2013 11:58:14 PM

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zain bhai buhat acha topic hai. buhat hi nace sharing hai. carry on

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Posted on July, 26 2013 07:59:59 AM

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yr post zara chte kia kro kia khte ha ta ke koi ise read bi to kre

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Posted on July, 26 2013 08:01:01 AM

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buhat hi sudar pictures hain/ nice collection. or bhi upload karian pics

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Posted on July, 26 2013 08:32:17 AM

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Thanks for starting the topic, I'll upload pictures in few minutes

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Posted on November, 09 2013 12:33:33 AM

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WAH GE WAH KYA BAT HAI APKI KYA KEH NY HAIN APKY!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted on November, 11 2013 05:28:54 PM

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This is an excellent share.
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Posted on November, 11 2013 05:31:03 PM

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fallins stars k baray main tou ap nay hibta dya hai na yaar

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Posted on November, 14 2013 09:34:26 AM

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wa bhai maza a gaya parh k very very nice info !!

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Posted on November, 14 2013 11:31:03 PM

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wah g wah achi infor mation hay yar bht khob!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted on November, 14 2013 11:33:40 PM

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baat tu aap ki theek hai samajh tou aye hai bhai gee


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Posted on November, 14 2013 11:34:58 PM

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waw nice information very god bhht hi aala yar!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted on November, 15 2013 12:04:07 PM

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The pleasure's mine Hanif bhai.!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted on November, 15 2013 12:05:38 PM

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Posted on November, 16 2013 10:45:06 AM

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nice pictures i really like that kind of pictures

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Posted on December, 15 2013 12:50:40 PM