#phaethon — Public Fediverse posts

For #MythologyMonday -- my favorite #GreekMyth associated with the constellation Cygnus is about the death of Phaethon.

After Phaethon was killed by Zeus for nearly crashing the chariot of Helios, his lover #Cygnus collected every one of his bones from the river where his body was scattered by Zeus's thunderbolt. The gods were so moved by Cygnus's grief and devotion, they turned him into a swan and put him in the night sky.

Phaethon's sisters, the Heliades, also mourned at the river side, eventually becoming black polars on the side of the river where his remains fell.

#Mourning #GreekMythology #Phaethon #Cynus #StarLore #myth #mythology

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaethon#/media/File:Pierre_Br%C3%A9biette_-_La_mort_de_Pha%C3%A8ton_et_la_transformation_des_H%C3%A9liades,_ses_soeurs.jpg

For #MythologyMonday -- my favorite #GreekMyth associated with the constellation Cygnus is about the death of Phaethon.

After Phaethon was killed by Zeus for nearly crashing the chariot of Helios, his lover #Cygnus collected every one of his bones from the river where his body was scattered by Zeus's thunderbolt. The gods were so moved by Cygnus's grief and devotion, they turned him into a swan and put him in the night sky.

Phaethon's sisters, the Heliades, also mourned at the river side, eventually becoming black polars on the side of the river where his remains fell.

#Mourning #GreekMythology #Phaethon #Cynus #StarLore #myth #mythology

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaethon#/media/File:Pierre_Br%C3%A9biette_-_La_mort_de_Pha%C3%A8ton_et_la_transformation_des_H%C3%A9liades,_ses_soeurs.jpg

For #MythologyMonday -- my favorite #GreekMyth associated with the constellation Cygnus is about the death of Phaethon.

After Phaethon was killed by Zeus for nearly crashing the chariot of Helios, his lover #Cygnus collected every one of his bones from the river where his body was scattered by Zeus's thunderbolt. The gods were so moved by Cygnus's grief and devotion, they turned him into a swan and put him in the night sky.

Phaethon's sisters, the Heliades, also mourned at the river side, eventually becoming black polars on the side of the river where his remains fell.

#Mourning #GreekMythology #Phaethon #Cynus #StarLore #myth #mythology

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaethon#/media/File:Pierre_Br%C3%A9biette_-_La_mort_de_Pha%C3%A8ton_et_la_transformation_des_H%C3%A9liades,_ses_soeurs.jpg

For #MythologyMonday -- my favorite #GreekMyth associated with the constellation Cygnus is about the death of Phaethon.

After Phaethon was killed by Zeus for nearly crashing the chariot of Helios, his lover #Cygnus collected every one of his bones from the river where his body was scattered by Zeus's thunderbolt. The gods were so moved by Cygnus's grief and devotion, they turned him into a swan and put him in the night sky.

Phaethon's sisters, the Heliades, also mourned at the river side, eventually becoming black polars on the side of the river where his remains fell.

#Mourning #GreekMythology #Phaethon #Cynus #StarLore #myth #mythology

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaethon#/media/File:Pierre_Br%C3%A9biette_-_La_mort_de_Pha%C3%A8ton_et_la_transformation_des_H%C3%A9liades,_ses_soeurs.jpg

For #MythologyMonday -- my favorite #GreekMyth associated with the constellation Cygnus is about the death of Phaethon.

After Phaethon was killed by Zeus for nearly crashing the chariot of Helios, his lover #Cygnus collected every one of his bones from the river where his body was scattered by Zeus's thunderbolt. The gods were so moved by Cygnus's grief and devotion, they turned him into a swan and put him in the night sky.

Phaethon's sisters, the Heliades, also mourned at the river side, eventually becoming black polars on the side of the river where his remains fell.

#Mourning #GreekMythology #Phaethon #Cynus #StarLore #myth #mythology

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaethon#/media/File:Pierre_Br%C3%A9biette_-_La_mort_de_Pha%C3%A8ton_et_la_transformation_des_H%C3%A9liades,_ses_soeurs.jpg

The most beautiful meteor shower of the year will soon reach its peak activity

An image showing a shooting star in the night sky. (Image source: ahmetyuksek – Pixabay) Over t…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #asteroid #astronomy #benchmarks #dust #Earth #Geminids #graphicscard #laptop #meteor #meteors #netbook #night #notebook #Phaethon #planet #processor #reports #review #Reviews #Science #shower #sky #star #stargazing #stars #test #tests #UK #UnitedKingdom #Universe
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/310286/

The DESTINY+ team also presented a potential trajectory that would fly by #Apophis, then by #Phaethon, and then by #2024YR4.

But if this will be possible or not depends on the exact launch date out of Tanegashima.

The DESTINY+ team also presented a potential trajectory that would fly by #Apophis, then by #Phaethon, and then by #2024YR4.

But if this will be possible or not depends on the exact launch date out of Tanegashima.

The DESTINY+ team also presented a potential trajectory that would fly by #Apophis, then by #Phaethon, and then by #2024YR4.

But if this will be possible or not depends on the exact launch date out of Tanegashima.

The DESTINY+ team also presented a potential trajectory that would fly by #Apophis, then by #Phaethon, and then by #2024YR4.

But if this will be possible or not depends on the exact launch date out of Tanegashima.

The DESTINY+ team also presented a potential trajectory that would fly by #Apophis, then by #Phaethon, and then by #2024YR4.

But if this will be possible or not depends on the exact launch date out of Tanegashima.

#Phaethon's Brood
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241212.html

#APOD

#Phaethon's Brood
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241212.html

#APOD

#Phaethon's Brood
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241212.html

#APOD

#Phaethon's Brood
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241212.html

#APOD

#Phaethon's Brood
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241212.html

#APOD

@paninid @GhostOnTheHalfShell @FantasticalEconomics @Nigel_Purchase @_noelamac_ Never doubt the destructive force that billionaires with delusions of infallibility can unleash. #Bezos #koch #FedSoc #phaethon

@paninid @GhostOnTheHalfShell @FantasticalEconomics @Nigel_Purchase @_noelamac_ Never doubt the destructive force that billionaires with delusions of infallibility can unleash. #Bezos #koch #FedSoc #phaethon

@paninid @GhostOnTheHalfShell @FantasticalEconomics @Nigel_Purchase @_noelamac_ Never doubt the destructive force that billionaires with delusions of infallibility can unleash. #Bezos #koch #FedSoc #phaethon

@paninid @GhostOnTheHalfShell @FantasticalEconomics @Nigel_Purchase @_noelamac_ Never doubt the destructive force that billionaires with delusions of infallibility can unleash. #Bezos #koch #FedSoc #phaethon

@paninid @GhostOnTheHalfShell @FantasticalEconomics @Nigel_Purchase @_noelamac_ Never doubt the destructive force that billionaires with delusions of infallibility can unleash. #Bezos #koch #FedSoc #phaethon

Strange Blue #Rock #Phaethon Finally Has an Explanation of Its Strange Properties - YouTube
#SciComm and #Science by #WhatDaMath #AntonPetrov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oQJXzBU0hQ

Strange Blue #Rock #Phaethon Finally Has an Explanation of Its Strange Properties - YouTube
#SciComm and #Science by #WhatDaMath #AntonPetrov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oQJXzBU0hQ

Strange Blue #Rock #Phaethon Finally Has an Explanation of Its Strange Properties - YouTube
#SciComm and #Science by #WhatDaMath #AntonPetrov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oQJXzBU0hQ

Strange Blue #Rock #Phaethon Finally Has an Explanation of Its Strange Properties - YouTube
#SciComm and #Science by #WhatDaMath #AntonPetrov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oQJXzBU0hQ

Strange Blue #Rock #Phaethon Finally Has an Explanation of Its Strange Properties - YouTube
#SciComm and #Science by #WhatDaMath #AntonPetrov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oQJXzBU0hQ

Phaëthon – Wielder of the Steel Review

By Steel Druhm

Maybe I’m alone in this, but I want more sword-swinging trve/epic metal in my life. I want more bands sounding like Cirith Ungol, Brocas Helm, and Manilla Road in circulation. I want it to be 1066 A.D. too! I guess I just miss that classic sound and find myself walking among the tombstones of olden albums like King of the Dead and Out of the Gates more and more as I approach extreme ancienthood. This made me an easy mark for England’s Phaëthon who aspire to weld Viking-era Bathory onto the framework established by the 80s epic greats and continued by bands like Doomsword and Argus. On their Wielder of the Steel debut, they mine the depths of the 80s trve metal sound while keeping a foot in NWoBHM and the early Viking metal days. This is a heady combination, but can it be successfully forged into a weapon of might and magic? That’s where the metal meets the anvil, folks.

As soon as the blacksmithy opens for iron business on “Eternal Hammerer” it’s clear these metalworkers love the 80s sound and atmosphere. Shades of Cirith Ungol course through the music along with Witchfinder General and Witchkiller (think “Day of the Saxons” then go spin that lost gem 50 times). It’s big throwback fun delivered with great enthusiasm by the band, especially vocalist S. Vrath who really gets into character. It’s a rousing war chanty and it should get your polearm standing at full attention. Epic and bombastic cut “Vanguard of the Emperor” goes for large bigness at all costs, sounding like Atlantean Kodex smashing headlong into Doomsword’s weakened left flank. This is battle-hungry metal born of strife and struggle and Steel is here for it every damn day. The overly dramatic spoken word section is very gratuitous and pads the song out, but overall this is a successful campaign of conquest. Especially thrilling is the wanton trveness displayed on “For the Greater Good of Evil” which plays out like a violent collision between Megaton Sword, Venom, and Twisted Tower Dire. It’s sloppy, ridiculous, and overwrought, but it’s loads of fun. “Blasphemers” incorporates a quasi-blackened thrash vibe that also works quite well, sounding aggressive and righteous.

Unfortunately, Phaëthon don’t always arrive with the best-laid battle plans. The 7-minutes of “Tolls of Perdition” aim for the sweet spot somewhere between epic-minded Iron Maiden and early Manowar but crash in the adjacent landfill due to WAY too many dramatic spoken word pieces with overly Shakespearian intoning that get tedious quickly (more on this later). The massive 9-plus minute closing title track is all over the map, swinging wildly trying to hit multiple moods and eras, but it’s all sound and fury signifying that it’s not that great of a song. Good bits are present but I really don’t enjoy the long ride aside from the fact that at multiple points it reminded me of this long-lost 80s treasure. The most annoying aspect of the album is the recurring spoken word pieces done in a wildly over-dramatic manner. It’s like the band hired a herald akin to Paul Bettany in A Knight’s Tale to regale you with heroic tales during the song about the very same heroic tales. After a few of these needless interruptions, you want the blustering puffery to cease and desist toot-sweet. The songwriting itself is also quite inconsistent. When it’s good, it’s good. When it’s not, things can get quite ham-fisted and awkward. At 42-plus minutes, the album feels considerably longer than it is with several songs suffering from disabling bouts of mega-bloat.

Another big obstacle to fully enjoying Wielder is vocalist S. Vrath. He’s the ultimate love or loath frontman and his mammothly exaggerated delivery is like Uzzy Unchained from Megaton Sword if he were even MOAR unchained and then mixed with Deathmaster of Doomsword. That’s an ungainly combo no matter how you slice it, and the vocals here will slice your ear canals plenty. Luckily, Vrath is a far better guitarist than vocalist and along with Decado, he harnesses the NWoBHM and trve metal genres to deliver fun moments steeped in the golden age of classy metaldom.

Wielder of the Steel is like a big nostalgia bomb that fails to detonate. There are so many elements here I want to love, but the end product proves tough to cuddle up with. Some streamlining and much more focused writing could bring Phaëthon closer to acts like Megaton Sword but as of now, their hammers are running low on essential glory oil. Back to the war room, boys!

Rating: 2.0/5.0
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Gates of Hell
Websites: phaethon.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/phaethonband | instagram.com/phaethonband
Releases Worldwide: August 30, 2024

#20 #2024 #Aug30 #Bathory #CirithUngol #Doomsword #EpicMetal #GatesOfHellRecords #HeavyMetal #ManillaRoad #MegatonSword #Phaëthon #Review #Reviews #UKMetal #WielderOfTheSteel

Phaëthon – Wielder of the Steel Review

By Steel Druhm

Maybe I’m alone in this, but I want more sword-swinging trve/epic metal in my life. I want more bands sounding like Cirith Ungol, Brocas Helm, and Manilla Road in circulation. I want it to be 1066 A.D. too! I guess I just miss that classic sound and find myself walking among the tombstones of olden albums like King of the Dead and Out of the Gates more and more as I approach extreme ancienthood. This made me an easy mark for England’s Phaëthon who aspire to weld Viking-era Bathory onto the framework established by the 80s epic greats and continued by bands like Doomsword and Argus. On their Wielder of the Steel debut, they mine the depths of the 80s trve metal sound while keeping a foot in NWoBHM and the early Viking metal days. This is a heady combination, but can it be successfully forged into a weapon of might and magic? That’s where the metal meets the anvil, folks.

As soon as the blacksmithy opens for iron business on “Eternal Hammerer” it’s clear these metalworkers love the 80s sound and atmosphere. Shades of Cirith Ungol course through the music along with Witchfinder General and Witchkiller (think “Day of the Saxons” then go spin that lost gem 50 times). It’s big throwback fun delivered with great enthusiasm by the band, especially vocalist S. Vrath who really gets into character. It’s a rousing war chanty and it should get your polearm standing at full attention. Epic and bombastic cut “Vanguard of the Emperor” goes for large bigness at all costs, sounding like Atlantean Kodex smashing headlong into Doomsword’s weakened left flank. This is battle-hungry metal born of strife and struggle and Steel is here for it every damn day. The overly dramatic spoken word section is very gratuitous and pads the song out, but overall this is a successful campaign of conquest. Especially thrilling is the wanton trveness displayed on “For the Greater Good of Evil” which plays out like a violent collision between Megaton Sword, Venom, and Twisted Tower Dire. It’s sloppy, ridiculous, and overwrought, but it’s loads of fun. “Blasphemers” incorporates a quasi-blackened thrash vibe that also works quite well, sounding aggressive and righteous.

Unfortunately, Phaëthon don’t always arrive with the best-laid battle plans. The 7-minutes of “Tolls of Perdition” aim for the sweet spot somewhere between epic-minded Iron Maiden and early Manowar but crash in the adjacent landfill due to WAY too many dramatic spoken word pieces with overly Shakespearian intoning that get tedious quickly (more on this later). The massive 9-plus minute closing title track is all over the map, swinging wildly trying to hit multiple moods and eras, but it’s all sound and fury signifying that it’s not that great of a song. Good bits are present but I really don’t enjoy the long ride aside from the fact that at multiple points it reminded me of this long-lost 80s treasure. The most annoying aspect of the album is the recurring spoken word pieces done in a wildly over-dramatic manner. It’s like the band hired a herald akin to Paul Bettany in A Knight’s Tale to regale you with heroic tales during the song about the very same heroic tales. After a few of these needless interruptions, you want the blustering puffery to cease and desist toot-sweet. The songwriting itself is also quite inconsistent. When it’s good, it’s good. When it’s not, things can get quite ham-fisted and awkward. At 42-plus minutes, the album feels considerably longer than it is with several songs suffering from disabling bouts of mega-bloat.

Another big obstacle to fully enjoying Wielder is vocalist S. Vrath. He’s the ultimate love or loath frontman and his mammothly exaggerated delivery is like Uzzy Unchained from Megaton Sword if he were even MOAR unchained and then mixed with Deathmaster of Doomsword. That’s an ungainly combo no matter how you slice it, and the vocals here will slice your ear canals plenty. Luckily, Vrath is a far better guitarist than vocalist and along with Decado, he harnesses the NWoBHM and trve metal genres to deliver fun moments steeped in the golden age of classy metaldom.

Wielder of the Steel is like a big nostalgia bomb that fails to detonate. There are so many elements here I want to love, but the end product proves tough to cuddle up with. Some streamlining and much more focused writing could bring Phaëthon closer to acts like Megaton Sword but as of now, their hammers are running low on essential glory oil. Back to the war room, boys!

Rating: 2.0/5.0
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Gates of Hell
Websites: phaethon.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/phaethonband | instagram.com/phaethonband
Releases Worldwide: August 30, 2024

#20 #2024 #Aug30 #Bathory #CirithUngol #Doomsword #EpicMetal #GatesOfHellRecords #HeavyMetal #ManillaRoad #MegatonSword #Phaëthon #Review #Reviews #UKMetal #WielderOfTheSteel

Phaëthon – Wielder of the Steel Review

By Steel Druhm

Maybe I’m alone in this, but I want more sword-swinging trve/epic metal in my life. I want more bands sounding like Cirith Ungol, Brocas Helm, and Manilla Road in circulation. I want it to be 1066 A.D. too! I guess I just miss that classic sound and find myself walking among the tombstones of olden albums like King of the Dead and Out of the Gates more and more as I approach extreme ancienthood. This made me an easy mark for England’s Phaëthon who aspire to weld Viking-era Bathory onto the framework established by the 80s epic greats and continued by bands like Doomsword and Argus. On their Wielder of the Steel debut, they mine the depths of the 80s trve metal sound while keeping a foot in NWoBHM and the early Viking metal days. This is a heady combination, but can it be successfully forged into a weapon of might and magic? That’s where the metal meets the anvil, folks.

As soon as the blacksmithy opens for iron business on “Eternal Hammerer” it’s clear these metalworkers love the 80s sound and atmosphere. Shades of Cirith Ungol course through the music along with Witchfinder General and Witchkiller (think “Day of the Saxons” then go spin that lost gem 50 times). It’s big throwback fun delivered with great enthusiasm by the band, especially vocalist S. Vrath who really gets into character. It’s a rousing war chanty and it should get your polearm standing at full attention. Epic and bombastic cut “Vanguard of the Emperor” goes for large bigness at all costs, sounding like Atlantean Kodex smashing headlong into Doomsword’s weakened left flank. This is battle-hungry metal born of strife and struggle and Steel is here for it every damn day. The overly dramatic spoken word section is very gratuitous and pads the song out, but overall this is a successful campaign of conquest. Especially thrilling is the wanton trveness displayed on “For the Greater Good of Evil” which plays out like a violent collision between Megaton Sword, Venom, and Twisted Tower Dire. It’s sloppy, ridiculous, and overwrought, but it’s loads of fun. “Blasphemers” incorporates a quasi-blackened thrash vibe that also works quite well, sounding aggressive and righteous.

Unfortunately, Phaëthon don’t always arrive with the best-laid battle plans. The 7-minutes of “Tolls of Perdition” aim for the sweet spot somewhere between epic-minded Iron Maiden and early Manowar but crash in the adjacent landfill due to WAY too many dramatic spoken word pieces with overly Shakespearian intoning that get tedious quickly (more on this later). The massive 9-plus minute closing title track is all over the map, swinging wildly trying to hit multiple moods and eras, but it’s all sound and fury signifying that it’s not that great of a song. Good bits are present but I really don’t enjoy the long ride aside from the fact that at multiple points it reminded me of this long-lost 80s treasure. The most annoying aspect of the album is the recurring spoken word pieces done in a wildly over-dramatic manner. It’s like the band hired a herald akin to Paul Bettany in A Knight’s Tale to regale you with heroic tales during the song about the very same heroic tales. After a few of these needless interruptions, you want the blustering puffery to cease and desist toot-sweet. The songwriting itself is also quite inconsistent. When it’s good, it’s good. When it’s not, things can get quite ham-fisted and awkward. At 42-plus minutes, the album feels considerably longer than it is with several songs suffering from disabling bouts of mega-bloat.

Another big obstacle to fully enjoying Wielder is vocalist S. Vrath. He’s the ultimate love or loath frontman and his mammothly exaggerated delivery is like Uzzy Unchained from Megaton Sword if he were even MOAR unchained and then mixed with Deathmaster of Doomsword. That’s an ungainly combo no matter how you slice it, and the vocals here will slice your ear canals plenty. Luckily, Vrath is a far better guitarist than vocalist and along with Decado, he harnesses the NWoBHM and trve metal genres to deliver fun moments steeped in the golden age of classy metaldom.

Wielder of the Steel is like a big nostalgia bomb that fails to detonate. There are so many elements here I want to love, but the end product proves tough to cuddle up with. Some streamlining and much more focused writing could bring Phaëthon closer to acts like Megaton Sword but as of now, their hammers are running low on essential glory oil. Back to the war room, boys!

Rating: 2.0/5.0
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Gates of Hell
Websites: phaethon.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/phaethonband | instagram.com/phaethonband
Releases Worldwide: August 30, 2024

#20 #2024 #Aug30 #Bathory #CirithUngol #Doomsword #EpicMetal #GatesOfHellRecords #HeavyMetal #ManillaRoad #MegatonSword #Phaëthon #Review #Reviews #UKMetal #WielderOfTheSteel

The DESTINY+ (Demonstration and Experiment of Space Technology for INterplanetary voYage with Phaethon fLyby and dUst Science) mission by JAXA will perform a close 500-km flyby of asteroid 3200 Phaethon in 2029 and also sample its dust. Planned launch date is in 2025.

The mission will also be used to demonstrate low cost solar electric propulsion in deep space and innovative light-weight solar array panel technology.

https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/missions/spacecraft/developing/destiny_plus.html
#Geminids #Phaethon
4/n

The DESTINY+ (Demonstration and Experiment of Space Technology for INterplanetary voYage with Phaethon fLyby and dUst Science) mission by JAXA will perform a close 500-km flyby of asteroid 3200 Phaethon in 2029 and also sample its dust. Planned launch date is in 2025.

The mission will also be used to demonstrate low cost solar electric propulsion in deep space and innovative light-weight solar array panel technology.

https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/missions/spacecraft/developing/destiny_plus.html
#Geminids #Phaethon
4/n

The DESTINY+ (Demonstration and Experiment of Space Technology for INterplanetary voYage with Phaethon fLyby and dUst Science) mission by JAXA will perform a close 500-km flyby of asteroid 3200 Phaethon in 2029 and also sample its dust. Planned launch date is in 2025.

The mission will also be used to demonstrate low cost solar electric propulsion in deep space and innovative light-weight solar array panel technology.

https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/missions/spacecraft/developing/destiny_plus.html
#Geminids #Phaethon
4/n

The DESTINY+ (Demonstration and Experiment of Space Technology for INterplanetary voYage with Phaethon fLyby and dUst Science) mission by JAXA will perform a close 500-km flyby of asteroid 3200 Phaethon in 2029 and also sample its dust. Planned launch date is in 2025.

The mission will also be used to demonstrate low cost solar electric propulsion in deep space and innovative light-weight solar array panel technology.

https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/missions/spacecraft/developing/destiny_plus.html
#Geminids #Phaethon
4/n

The DESTINY+ (Demonstration and Experiment of Space Technology for INterplanetary voYage with Phaethon fLyby and dUst Science) mission by JAXA will perform a close 500-km flyby of asteroid 3200 Phaethon in 2029 and also sample its dust. Planned launch date is in 2025.

The mission will also be used to demonstrate low cost solar electric propulsion in deep space and innovative light-weight solar array panel technology.

https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/missions/spacecraft/developing/destiny_plus.html
#Geminids #Phaethon
4/n

Asteroid 3200 Phaethon gets within 20.9 million km of the Sun. Surface temps reach 750°C causing thermal decomposition of carbonates, Fe-sulfides, and phyllosilicates that release CO2, S2, and H2O gas, resp. The gas release from mineral decomposition likely causes dust ejection.

New observations reveal that Phaethon is now shedding more sodium gas than dust.
These minerals cause colorful meteor streaks. Watch them tonight.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2207.08968.pdf
https://cosmos.isas.jaxa.jp/global-space-news-a-surprising-tail-for-phaethon/
#Geminids #Phaethon
3/n

Asteroid 3200 Phaethon gets within 20.9 million km of the Sun. Surface temps reach 750°C causing thermal decomposition of carbonates, Fe-sulfides, and phyllosilicates that release CO2, S2, and H2O gas, resp. The gas release from mineral decomposition likely causes dust ejection.

New observations reveal that Phaethon is now shedding more sodium gas than dust.
These minerals cause colorful meteor streaks. Watch them tonight.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2207.08968.pdf
https://cosmos.isas.jaxa.jp/global-space-news-a-surprising-tail-for-phaethon/
#Geminids #Phaethon
3/n

Asteroid 3200 Phaethon gets within 20.9 million km of the Sun. Surface temps reach 750°C causing thermal decomposition of carbonates, Fe-sulfides, and phyllosilicates that release CO2, S2, and H2O gas, resp. The gas release from mineral decomposition likely causes dust ejection.

New observations reveal that Phaethon is now shedding more sodium gas than dust.
These minerals cause colorful meteor streaks. Watch them tonight.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2207.08968.pdf
https://cosmos.isas.jaxa.jp/global-space-news-a-surprising-tail-for-phaethon/
#Geminids #Phaethon
3/n

Asteroid 3200 Phaethon gets within 20.9 million km of the Sun. Surface temps reach 750°C causing thermal decomposition of carbonates, Fe-sulfides, and phyllosilicates that release CO2, S2, and H2O gas, resp. The gas release from mineral decomposition likely causes dust ejection.

New observations reveal that Phaethon is now shedding more sodium gas than dust.
These minerals cause colorful meteor streaks. Watch them tonight.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2207.08968.pdf
https://cosmos.isas.jaxa.jp/global-space-news-a-surprising-tail-for-phaethon/
#Geminids #Phaethon
3/n

Asteroid 3200 Phaethon gets within 20.9 million km of the Sun. Surface temps reach 750°C causing thermal decomposition of carbonates, Fe-sulfides, and phyllosilicates that release CO2, S2, and H2O gas, resp. The gas release from mineral decomposition likely causes dust ejection.

New observations reveal that Phaethon is now shedding more sodium gas than dust.
These minerals cause colorful meteor streaks. Watch them tonight.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2207.08968.pdf
https://cosmos.isas.jaxa.jp/global-space-news-a-surprising-tail-for-phaethon/
#Geminids #Phaethon
3/n

Unlike most other meteor showers that are caused by earth ploughing thru the icy trails of comets, the Geminids are caused by the dusty and gaseous trail left behind by asteroid 3200 Phaethon.

Phaethon has a very eccentric 35-year orbit, getting close to the Sun halfway within Mercury's orbit. Its orbit crosses that of Mars, Earth, Venus and Mercury, but is not likely to impact Earth anytime soon.

Diameter: 5.8 km
Rotation period: 3.6 h

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=3200%20Phaethon&view=VOP
#Geminids #Phaethon
2/n

Unlike most other meteor showers that are caused by earth ploughing thru the icy trails of comets, the Geminids are caused by the dusty and gaseous trail left behind by asteroid 3200 Phaethon.

Phaethon has a very eccentric 35-year orbit, getting close to the Sun halfway within Mercury's orbit. Its orbit crosses that of Mars, Earth, Venus and Mercury, but is not likely to impact Earth anytime soon.

Diameter: 5.8 km
Rotation period: 3.6 h

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=3200%20Phaethon&view=VOP
#Geminids #Phaethon
2/n

Unlike most other meteor showers that are caused by earth ploughing thru the icy trails of comets, the Geminids are caused by the dusty and gaseous trail left behind by asteroid 3200 Phaethon.

Phaethon has a very eccentric 35-year orbit, getting close to the Sun halfway within Mercury's orbit. Its orbit crosses that of Mars, Earth, Venus and Mercury, but is not likely to impact Earth anytime soon.

Diameter: 5.8 km
Rotation period: 3.6 h

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=3200%20Phaethon&view=VOP
#Geminids #Phaethon
2/n

Unlike most other meteor showers that are caused by earth ploughing thru the icy trails of comets, the Geminids are caused by the dusty and gaseous trail left behind by asteroid 3200 Phaethon.

Phaethon has a very eccentric 35-year orbit, getting close to the Sun halfway within Mercury's orbit. Its orbit crosses that of Mars, Earth, Venus and Mercury, but is not likely to impact Earth anytime soon.

Diameter: 5.8 km
Rotation period: 3.6 h

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=3200%20Phaethon&view=VOP
#Geminids #Phaethon
2/n

Unlike most other meteor showers that are caused by earth ploughing thru the icy trails of comets, the Geminids are caused by the dusty and gaseous trail left behind by asteroid 3200 Phaethon.

Phaethon has a very eccentric 35-year orbit, getting close to the Sun halfway within Mercury's orbit. Its orbit crosses that of Mars, Earth, Venus and Mercury, but is not likely to impact Earth anytime soon.

Diameter: 5.8 km
Rotation period: 3.6 h

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=3200%20Phaethon&view=VOP
#Geminids #Phaethon
2/n

From the “Perspectives Files” : Geminid Meteor Shower Tonight; Best in 2023
Things are looking up for what promises to be the best meteor shower of 2023.

For those who are hoping to get a view of the peak of the Geminid meteor shower overnight tonight, it appears that about half of the contiguous (48) states will have clea
https://newsviews.online/2023/12/13/from-the-perspectives-files-geminid-meteor-shower-tonight-best-in-2023/
#Science #Space #Geminid #MeteorShower #Phaethon

From the “Perspectives Files” : Geminid Meteor Shower Tonight; Best in 2023
Things are looking up for what promises to be the best meteor shower of 2023.

For those who are hoping to get a view of the peak of the Geminid meteor shower overnight tonight, it appears that about half of the contiguous (48) states will have clea
https://newsviews.online/2023/12/13/from-the-perspectives-files-geminid-meteor-shower-tonight-best-in-2023/
#Science #Space #Geminid #MeteorShower #Phaethon

From the “Perspectives Files” : Geminid Meteor Shower Tonight; Best in 2023
Things are looking up for what promises to be the best meteor shower of 2023.

For those who are hoping to get a view of the peak of the Geminid meteor shower overnight tonight, it appears that about half of the contiguous (48) states will have clea
https://newsviews.online/2023/12/13/from-the-perspectives-files-geminid-meteor-shower-tonight-best-in-2023/
#Science #Space #Geminid #MeteorShower #Phaethon

From the “Perspectives Files” : Geminid Meteor Shower Tonight; Best in 2023
Things are looking up for what promises to be the best meteor shower of 2023.

For those who are hoping to get a view of the peak of the Geminid meteor shower overnight tonight, it appears that about half of the contiguous (48) states will have clea
https://newsviews.online/2023/12/13/from-the-perspectives-files-geminid-meteor-shower-tonight-best-in-2023/
#Science #Space #Geminid #MeteorShower #Phaethon

From the “Perspectives Files” : Geminid Meteor Shower Tonight; Best in 2023
Things are looking up for what promises to be the best meteor shower of 2023.

For those who are hoping to get a view of the peak of the Geminid meteor shower overnight tonight, it appears that about half of the contiguous (48) states will have clea
https://newsviews.online/2023/12/13/from-the-perspectives-files-geminid-meteor-shower-tonight-best-in-2023/
#Science #Space #Geminid #MeteorShower #Phaethon

Thermal decomposition as an activity driver of near-Earth asteroid (3200) #Phaethon: https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.08968v2 -> over a year in review limbo -> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-023-02091-w.epdf?sharing_token=-z53h4PaYWPZ6yTFjFkgldRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0OQ02CaBGa6I-BWoPeQs4uBeUNg4QJjBhU7aS1nHxXhPhnJWjv2gRd7DjV2KGWdimeFywQQ8y8G2oiWeIqgRa3DhJzi0WJn4Yr1rnznCA3BjJsTBUnjHa_Yayg-1dF-3hfgxYMRKCnEdgAfIWbN5zc_ZG0QIqfrB5m_FUF_zTaG9sjcx-1x4ZZy63sZQ2-5hqI%3D&tracking_referrer=www.space.com -> Asteroid Phaethon's mysterious tail may finally have an explanation: https://www.space.com/asteroid-phaethon-rare-class-solar-system