The Geminids Meteor Shower of December 2010 - May Show More Than 50 "Shooting Stars" an Hour
The Geminids Meteor Shower of December 13, May Be the Show of the Year
Geminids Meteor Showers
Meteor showers are scattered debris left behind from old comets and occur along a comet's orbit. When Earth passes through these bits of material, it gathers some of the particles that have already been heated by friction from earth's atmosphere and they become faintly visible as shooting stars.
Mystery of the Geminids
The Geminid shower is special and a mystery as it is associated with what was classified as an asteroid (3200 Phaethon) and not a comet.
Heading into streaks of light?
The night-sky show will begin in the early evening hours on Monday, December 13, when earth will be heading into the meteoroid stream. Some will be visible beginning low on the horizon in the northeastern sky. (Eastern Time zone) By midnight the Geminid meteor show will be faster and brighter and almost overhead. During the peak time of 6 a.m. the light flashes will be visible in the western sky.
A waxing moon sets early
The waxing moon sets near midnight so there could be a perfect for viewing moonless sky. So, bring the family and settle in for some heavenly sky-gazing.
Sources:
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/geminid-meteor-shower-observing-tips-101203.html
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide
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3 Comments
Post a CommentWhy oh why the NE sky? I get a lovely view of the woods in that direction! Ach! Well, maybe later in the evening...
Thanks for this, looking forward to it, cheers :)
Good information on the Geminids Meteor Showers and Thanks for the Links as Well! Should be an exciting time and hope We can see here in this area with all the lights! Thanks and Blessings