2020 Geminid meteor shower to peak under a total solar eclipse on December 14

2020 Geminid meteor shower to peak under a total solar eclipse on December 14

The 2020 Geminid meteor shower is expected to peak around December 14 and is likely to put the best light show at around 01:00 UTC, when its radiant point is highest in the sky. Another celestial event is set to occur on the same day as a total eclipse will be…

2019 Geminid meteor shower peaks under nearly full moon

2019 Geminid meteor shower peaks under nearly full moon

The Geminid meteor shower is expected to peak on December 14, 2019. At its peak, the shower can produce up to 120 multicolored meteors per hour. However, the Moon will be only 4 days past full phase at the shower's peak, presenting significant interference…

Geminids: The king of meteor showers peaks December 13 and 14

Geminids: The king of meteor showers peaks December 13 and 14

Geminids meteor shower peaks on the night of December 13 and the morning of December 14th, 2017. This is a major (Class I) meteor shower producing up to 120 meteors per hour, some of them bright enough to be classified as fireballs. Since the Moon will be 26 days…

Geminid meteor shower – king of meteor showers peaks this weekend

Geminid meteor shower – king of meteor showers peaks this weekend

One of the most popular meteor showers in the night sky and the most impressive meteor shower of the year – Geminid meteor shower – is set to peak between the nighttime on December 13 and the early morning December 14, 2015, producing up to 120 meteors per hour in…

Geminid meteor shower underway

Geminid meteor shower underway

NASA's network of all-sky meteor cameras reported 23 Geminid fireballs over the United States today. This sharp uptick in activity signals the official beginning of the 2013 Geminid meteor shower.

For the next 3 to 4 days, Earth will continue to pass

Geminid meteor shower peaks around December 13/14, 2013

Geminid meteor shower peaks around December 13/14, 2013

Earth is entering a stream of debris from Comet 3200 Phaethon, source of the annual Geminid meteor shower. This year's meteor shower peak is expected around December 13/14. Visual meteor rates are still low, but first meteorids will start appear in

2012 Geminid meteor shower

2012 Geminid meteor shower

Last night Earth passed through a stream of dusty debris from Comet 3200 Phaethon and sky observers around globe witnessed amazing Geminid meteor shower, with more than 120 meteors per hour at the peak.Earth now slowly exits 3200 Phaethon’s debris stream and the

New meteor shower escorts Geminids this year

New meteor shower escorts Geminids this year

A new meteor shower could make an appearance in the same time as Earth passes through a stream of debris from Comet 3200 Phaethon, also known as Geminids. The source of new meteor shower is Comet Wirtanen which is expected to peak tonight and tomorrow with as many as

Observing 2012 Geminid meteor shower

Observing 2012 Geminid meteor shower

Observing at the Northern Hemisphere started as early as December 6, when one meteor every hour or so could be visible. During the next week, rates increase until a peak of 50-80 meteors per hour is attained on the night of December 12/13. By December 18 meteor shower

Geminid meteor shower and visible asteroids in December 2012

Geminid meteor shower and visible asteroids in December 2012

If you’re planning to skywatch this December, this video will take you through some of the notable objects in the sky this month, including a meteor shower, large asteroids in the asteroid belt, and an array of constellations.Video courtesy of Space.comBeginning in