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NASA says the Geminids are the Best Meteor Shower of the Year

NASA says the Geminids are the Best Meteor Shower of the Year   Huntsville, AL – NASA says the Geminids are widely recognized as the best annual meteor shower a stargazer can see, occurring between December 4th to December 17th, 2020 with the best nights for viewing on December 13th and 14th. The parent of the Geminids is 3200 Phaethon, which is arguably considered to be either an asteroid or an extinct comet. When the Earth passes through trails of dust, or meteoroids, left by 3200 Phaethon, that dust burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, creating the Geminid meteor shower. An info graphic based on 2019’s meteor camera data for the Geminids. (NASA)

Clarksville, TN Online NASA says the Geminids are the Best Meteor Shower of the Year

The parent of the Geminids is 3200 Phaethon [1], which is arguably considered to be either an asteroid or an extinct comet. When the Earth passes through trails of dust, or meteoroids, left by 3200 Phaethon, that dust burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, creating the Geminid meteor shower. An info graphic based on 2019’s meteor camera data for the Geminids. (NASA) The Geminid rate will be even better this year, as the shower’s peak overlaps with a nearly new moon, so there will be darker skies and no moonlight to wash out the fainter meteors. That peak will happen on the night of December 13th into the morning of December 14th, with some meteor activity visible in the days before and after.

Geminid meteor shower to peak this weekend - The Washington Post

Geminid meteor shower to peak this weekend - The Washington Post
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