BBCNEWS Newsnight July 1, 2024
see some meteors. any techniques, any suggestions? get a big, wide field of the sky in your eyes. don't focus on any particular point. just look up. you'll catch them out of the corner of your eye as well. the other thing, of course, is that if you're in company, you basically both have to be looking in the same direction because they're so fleeting, typically half a second. half a second? yeah, you have no time to point them out. there are ones that last longer. if you've a break in the clouds you'll be able to see the geminid shower wherever you are. it will be at its height tonigh...