Tonight into Monday morning is the peak period to view the annual Geminid meteor shower, one of the brightest and largest viewable by the naked eye. Derryl Barr, former North Platte teacher and astronomer, said there could be between 50-130 meteors
Screen Shot 2015 12 11 at 1.29.20 PM Kenneth Brandon – Dark Sky Chaser on YouTube. The last major meteor shower of the year, called the Geminids, is happening tonight, and it's sure to be a crowd pleaser. Moreover, experts say that the conditions for
Greg Hogan caught this bright meteor from Kathleen, Georgia on the morning of December 13, when the Geminids should have been flying. It doesn't appear to be radiating from Gemini in this shot … but the fisheye lens tends to distort perspective at the
The Geminid meteor shower, the strongest meteor shower of the year, lasts about two weeks each December. This year, it reaches its peak late Sunday night. The shower is the result of a small rocky object, called 3200 Phaethon, that leaves a trail of
Tonight into Monday morning is the peak period to view the annual Geminid meteor shower, one of the brightest and largest viewable by the naked eye. Derryl Barr, former North Platte teacher and astronomer, said there could be between 50-130 meteors