Judith Bernstein Few events in nature capture the imagination the way shooting stars do. Of course, we all know that shooting stars don't actually shoot and aren't really stars, but that knowledge doesn't diminish their magic one bit.
Web site delivers on that promise.
A project of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, this site uses imagination, technology and the sparks that fire them both to create a teemingly busy playground for both amateur astronomers and serious students of the skies. The pictures come from folks in Florida and Iowa, as well as from Hong Kong, for instance, and reports from meteor watchers in Israel and France get a mention, too. Both work best on a higher speed connection. The site is also continuing to collect eyewitness accounts, photos and videos from people around the world via an e-mail link on the site. That means this site will continue to grow and provide more information long after the meteor shower is over.