Geminid Meteor Shower to Light Up Skies
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Geminid Meteor Shower to Light Up Skies
Geminid Meteor Shower To Light Up Skies
The "most massive" meteor event of the year is set to produce hundreds of shooting stars, according to experts.
12:52pm UK, Thursday 12 December 2013
The year's most intense meteor shower is set to peak late on Friday night with Nasa predicting between 100-120 meteors per hour.
The annual Geminid shower can be seen from almost any point on Earth and astronomers say the best time to see the action is between midnight and sunrise on December 14.
While most meteor showers come from comets, Geminids is different because the 'parent' is an asteroid called 3200 Phaethon.
"Of all the debris streams Earth passes through every year, the Geminids' is by far the most massive," said Nasa astronomer Bill Cooke.
The Geminid shower takes its name from the Gemini constellation, from where it is thought to originate.
The shower lasts from December 12-16 but the bright waxing gibbous moon is expected to make viewing tricky at times.
Getting away from the artificial light of towns and cities will give skywatchers a better chance.
A meteor - often referred to as a shooting star - is the streak of light caused when a meteoroid fragment enters the atmosphere and burns up.
http://news.sky.com/story/1181360/geminid-meteor-shower-to-light-up-skies
Lets hope it's not foggy.
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