S&T: Geminid Meteors Will Dazzle on December 13th and 14th
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 6:00 pm
Geminid Meteors Will Dazzle on December 13th and 14th
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[img3="Geminid meteors can flash into view anywhere in the late-night sky. But if you follow their paths back far enough, they all appear to diverge from a point in the constellation Gemini. The meteors' perspective point of origin is called the shower's radiant. Don't expect to see several meteors at once! This diagram is meant only to show their divergence from the radiant point. Click on the image for a larger version. Credit: Sky & Telescope / Gregg Dinderman"]http://www.skyandtelescope.com/wp-conte ... 014-HD.jpg[/img3][hr][/hr]If it’s clear late on Sunday and Monday nights (December 13 and 14, 2015), keep a lookout overhead for the “shooting stars” of the Geminid meteor shower. “The Geminids are usually one of the two best meteor showers of the year,” says Alan MacRobert, senior editor at Sky & Telescope magazine. “Sometimes they’re more impressive than the better-known Perseids of August.”
Sky & Telescope predicts that, if viewing under a clear, dark sky, you might see a shooting star every minute or two, on average, from 10 p.m. local time until dawn on the two peak nights.
Lower counts of Geminid meteors should be visible for a few nights before and after December 13th and 14th. If you live under the artificial skyglow of light pollution, you'll see fewer meteors, but the brightest ones will shine through. Scattered light from a thin waxing crescent Moon will not interfere. ...
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