Geminids – the king of meteor showers peaks this weekend

Geminids – the king of meteor showers peaks this weekend

Geminid meteor shower, the king of meteor showers, peaks during the night and early morning hours of December 13 and 14 as our planet passes through a debris field left by asteroid, or a possible "rock comet", named 3200 Phaethon.Geminids are considered by man

2011 Geminid meteor shower peaks on December 14

2011 Geminid meteor shower peaks on December 14

The Geminids start appearing on Dec. 7 and should reach peak activity around the 13th and 14th. Up to 100  meteors per hour could be visible under good viewing conditions. But the presence of an 82% illuminated waning gibbous Moon from mid-evening until morning