The Spectacular Geminid Meteor Shower 2012 Peak: When and Where to Watch
The most reliable meteor shower of the year, the Geminids, is on its way—with no moon to obscure the show over Plymouth and Canton.
The Geminid meteor shower 2012, the final major meteor shower of every year and likely to be the best, peaks overnight Dec. 13 and Dec. 14, and you might be able to see a great show on either side of those dates. If you liked the Perseids meteor shower 2012 in August, you should love this show. NASA reports that the Geminids are a relatively young meteor shower, with the first sitings occurring in the 1830s with rates of about 20 per hour. Over the decades the rates have increased, regularly spawning between 80 and 120 per hour at its peak on a clear evening. How spectacular is it? Just take a look at this video of the Geminid meteor shower. You can also look at some spectacular photos of the Geminids. Earthsky.org reports the Geminids …
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Bryan Bentley
11:09 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
I saw two already tonight. Spent about ten minutes watching the eastern sky. more ›