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All you need to know: This weekend's Geminid meteor shower (earthsky.org)
Posted by Bruce McClure and Deborah Byrd in Astronomy Essentials | Space | December 9, 2019The Geminid meteor shower – one of the highlights of the year for stargazers – will peak around the mornings of December 13, 14, and 15, 2019, though under the light of a bright waning gibbous moon.
The Geminid meteor shower – always a highlight of the meteor year – will peak around the mornings of December 13, 14 and 15, 2019, though under the light of a bright waning gibbous moon. We expect the morning of December 14 to produce the most meteors. The Geminids are a very reliable shower if you watch at the peak time of night (centered on about 2 a.m. for all parts of the globe) and if you watch in a dark sky. The meteors tend to be bold, white and quick. This shower favors Earth’s Northern Hemisphere, but it’s visible from the Southern Hemisphere, too. The curious rock comet called 3200 Phaethon is the parent body of this shower.
On a dark night, near the peak, you can often catch 50 or more meteors per hour. The bright moonlight is sure to diminish the numbers this year, but some Geminids should be bright enough to overcome the moonlit glare.
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more at the link: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-geminid-meteor-shower
