The Geminid meteor shower is a yearly treat for stargazers, and the day is almost here when more than 100 bright shooting stars will zoom across the sky like so many soaring Christmas lights.
The show is predicted to be especially brilliant this year, so it might be an ideal time for first time stargazers to stare at the heavens.
HOW TO WATCH THE GEMINIDS
To watch the show in its entirety around the world, you need to watch Earth from around the same time, which falls on December 12 at 7am. This is also going to be a phenomenal night for stargazers, and Earth will be bright with shooting stars, allowing you to see more meteors than ever.
Out special Geminid meteor hike and meteor gazing events are being planned all over the world in anticipation of this year's spectacular display, so check out all your campaigns for the show here.
For the best views: Check where your night sky is currently looking in the hunt for that perfect shooting star spot, and their probably the conditions in your locale where those are most expectant.
Once your destination is secured, get planning on the trip to take place. Check out a local meteor shower intro here and Ice storm for summer night skies here. You could easily take a transit from the city instead of flying to a remote jungle in rural Nepal.
Occasionally, seeing meteor showers decades en masse is not possible due to atmospheric conditions. If you're not lucky enough to see a storm like the one forming this evening however, you need to make sure you bring the necessary equipment.
THE ST. LOUIS METEOR SHIELD (1972)
From the Geminids meteor shower gamepitch article by Renee Singh:
The St. Louis Meteor Shield is actually a solar system named after a local councillor, John J. Jacot, a prominent civic leader in [St. Louis Metropolitan Area]…Many meteor showers are named for people, but not Jacot's meteor shower – meaning simply "The Von Trapp Leaf."
It started in 1972, when Jacot received a phone call from his neighbor looking after some large meteorites from the Enchanted Land of Venus. A meteor became lodged on the cottage roof, and delighted Jacot viewing Thom Quinn-Smith, Elmer Gonsales and R. B. Hallberg.
Sure to enrich the night sky for future generations.
Thanks to BBC Planet Earth for the St. Louis Meteor Shield Gamepitch
Here are some edible themed gifts for you holiday season dinner and toast making in the family or someone else's. I will update as new triggers and future gifts touch down. Check out the update on the right of the page for more ideas.
Toast: Everything Toast
Excerpt from "All You
The show is predicted to be especially brilliant this year, so it might be an ideal time for first time stargazers to stare at the heavens.
HOW TO WATCH THE GEMINIDS
To watch the show in its entirety around the world, you need to watch Earth from around the same time, which falls on December 12 at 7am. This is also going to be a phenomenal night for stargazers, and Earth will be bright with shooting stars, allowing you to see more meteors than ever.
Out special Geminid meteor hike and meteor gazing events are being planned all over the world in anticipation of this year's spectacular display, so check out all your campaigns for the show here.
For the best views: Check where your night sky is currently looking in the hunt for that perfect shooting star spot, and their probably the conditions in your locale where those are most expectant.
Once your destination is secured, get planning on the trip to take place. Check out a local meteor shower intro here and Ice storm for summer night skies here. You could easily take a transit from the city instead of flying to a remote jungle in rural Nepal.
Occasionally, seeing meteor showers decades en masse is not possible due to atmospheric conditions. If you're not lucky enough to see a storm like the one forming this evening however, you need to make sure you bring the necessary equipment.
THE ST. LOUIS METEOR SHIELD (1972)
From the Geminids meteor shower gamepitch article by Renee Singh:
The St. Louis Meteor Shield is actually a solar system named after a local councillor, John J. Jacot, a prominent civic leader in [St. Louis Metropolitan Area]…Many meteor showers are named for people, but not Jacot's meteor shower – meaning simply "The Von Trapp Leaf."
It started in 1972, when Jacot received a phone call from his neighbor looking after some large meteorites from the Enchanted Land of Venus. A meteor became lodged on the cottage roof, and delighted Jacot viewing Thom Quinn-Smith, Elmer Gonsales and R. B. Hallberg.
Sure to enrich the night sky for future generations.
Thanks to BBC Planet Earth for the St. Louis Meteor Shield Gamepitch
Here are some edible themed gifts for you holiday season dinner and toast making in the family or someone else's. I will update as new triggers and future gifts touch down. Check out the update on the right of the page for more ideas.
Toast: Everything Toast
Excerpt from "All You
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