US EditionGeminids Meteor Shower Peaks Saturday During Overnight Hours
- On December 13, the Geminid meteor shower peaks overnight into December 14, with FOX Carolina reporting nearly perfect conditions in Greenville, S.C.
- Originating from asteroid 3200 Phaethon, the Geminid meteor stream is about 4,700 years old and Earth began interacting with it in 1862.
- Edwin L. Aguirre said `Meteor-watching is easy — you need no special equipment other than your eyes`, and this year the Moon is about 30% full, which experts call manageable.
- Around 2 a.m. local time the radiant is highest, so observers should allow 30 to 40 minutes to adapt, dress warmly with blankets, and find a dark, safe spot.
- The shower runs through December 15-16, giving multiple nights to catch peak and nearby activity, while clouds mean the Ursid meteor shower offers another chance around December 21.
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The most abundant shooting star rain of the year, the Geminids are expected to offer up to a hundred meteors per hour in the early morning of December 14th ...
Biggest meteor shower of the year peaks this weekend — here’s how to get the best view
You won’t get a better chance this year to wish upon a star. The Geminids meteor shower peaks this Saturday and Sunday, and star-gazers are pumped. Garry Dymond from the St. John’s chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society explains how to get the best view.
The Geminid meteor shower - one of the most spectacular in the annual celestial calendar - is set to peak this weekend, and astronomers say the spectacle will be striking if the skies are clear. The meteors will be visible around the world, although people in the northern hemisphere will have the best view, writes the British BBC.
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