Watch the Geminid Meteors Tonight

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Published on Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:00:43 GMT Indexed on 2012/12/13 23:08 UTC
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Tonight is the peak of the Geminid Meteor shower, if you don’t mind braving the cold and have a spot relatively free from light pollution to stretch out in you’ll be able to enjoy one of the more brilliant and busy meteor showers of the year.

Sky and Telescope magazine reports on the Geminid Meteor shower:

If it’s clear late Thursday night, December 13th, 2012, keep a lookout high overhead for the shooting stars of the Geminid meteor shower. The Geminids are usually one of the two best meteor showers of the year, often beating out the Perseids of August. And this year there’s no moonlight to interfere.

Under a clear, dark sky, you may see at least one Geminid per minute on average from roughly 10 p.m. Thursday until dawn Friday morning. If you live under the artificial skyglow of light pollution your numbers will be less, but the brightest meteors will still shine through.

Hit up the link below to read the full article and learn more about the Geminid Meteor shower.

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