Shawnee_b
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Should be a good show with the new moon and all.
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What are the Geminids?
According to NASA, these shooting stars are “caused by a stream of debris left by the asteroid, 3200 Phaethon. When the Earth passes through the trails of dust every December left by 3200 Phaethon, we see the Geminid meteor shower as the dust (meteoroids) burn up in Earth’s atmosphere creating meteors.”
Visible all over the world, though best seen in the Northern Hemisphere, there’s no need to look in a particular direction to spot these burning specks of dust.
Just find a dark spot, a large patch of open sky, and look up. The best time to view fireballs hurtling through the sky? At the darkest hour. That is, just before dawn.
The Most Active Meteor Shower of the Year is About to Shine Like Christmas Lights in the Sky
The 2020 Geminids meteor shower will peak on December 13 and 14, with upwards of 120 shooting stars hurtling through the sky per hour.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
What are the Geminids?
According to NASA, these shooting stars are “caused by a stream of debris left by the asteroid, 3200 Phaethon. When the Earth passes through the trails of dust every December left by 3200 Phaethon, we see the Geminid meteor shower as the dust (meteoroids) burn up in Earth’s atmosphere creating meteors.”
Visible all over the world, though best seen in the Northern Hemisphere, there’s no need to look in a particular direction to spot these burning specks of dust.
Just find a dark spot, a large patch of open sky, and look up. The best time to view fireballs hurtling through the sky? At the darkest hour. That is, just before dawn.
