The Geminid Meteor Shower is expected to peak Wednesday, December 13 with a spectacular showing in the Eastern sky. Thow the peak is expected tonight around 2 am, Geminid parent body Comet 3200 Phaethon will make a close pass of Earth on December 16.
Earthsky.org has a great post on this year’s Geminid Meteors. You won’t really need anything special to view the show except a dark spot away from city lights to watch from, but where you won’t have to worry about mosquitoes and bugs as much, you are going to have to work at staying warm. For those that are even more fascinated with the stars. Their blog post also runs down the expected early morning Moon Sweep of the Planets. You will need some binoculars at least to get a good look at that.
The best time for the seeing really good bursts of meteors will be after midnight, think 2 am, but in the early evening hours, stargazers have a much better chance of seeing what scientists call an “Earthgrazer” meteor. An Earthgrazer is a slow-moving long-lasting meteor that moves across the sky horizontally.
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Accuweather is claiming tonight will be one of the most dazzling displays on record…
