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Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight! | NASA
The Geminids are a meteor shower that occurs in December every year. The best night to see the shower is Dec. 13 into the early hours of Dec. 14. The Geminid meteor shower is caused by a stream of debris left by the asteroid, 3200 Phaethon. When the Earth passes through the trails of dust every December left by 3200 Phaethon, we see the Geminid meteor shower as the dust (meteoroids) burn up in Earth’s atmosphere creating meteors. Geminids travel through Earth’s atmosphere at 78,000 mph and burn up far above the surface.

To observe the Geminids (if it’s not cloudy), get away from bright lights, lay on your back and look up. Let your eyes get adjusted to the dark—you will see more meteors that way. Meteors can generally be seen all over the sky so don’t look in one particular direction. This year’s shower is also on the same night as a full (super) moon so viewing the shower will be more difficult. If you see a meteor, try and trace it backwards. If you end up in the constellation Gemini, there’s a good chance you’ve seen a Geminid.

Given clear weather and dark skies, the Geminid meteor shower can be seen by most of the world, though it is best viewed by observers in the northern hemisphere. This year’s bright moon will wash out all but the brightest Geminids, reducing the rate you can see them significantly. You can expect to see an average of one Geminid every few minutes in dark skies at the shower peak in the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, the Geminid radiant does not climb very high about the horizon, so observers will see fewer Geminids than their northern counterparts. Most of North America will miss the traditional peak, but because the Geminid activity is broad, good rates will be seen between 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 and dawn local time on the morning of Dec. 14. The most meteors should be visible around 2:00 a.m. local time on Dec. 14.

If you are in an area with cloudy skies, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will broadcast footage of the shower (pending clear skies here) starting at 8 p.m. Dec. 13 until 6 a.m. on Dec. 14 on Marshall’s Ustream account: www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc
Note: Cloud cover over Huntsville expected to clear later tonight.
You can also see Geminid meteors on NASA’s All Sky Fireball network page: http://fireballs.ndc.nasa.gov.

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Image Credit: Jeff Dai
Release Date: December 12, 2016

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Perseid Meteors over Germany


Laura: "After many days of cloudy skies, the critical nights, surprisingly and fortunately, were almost cloud free and I could witness dozens of Perseid meteors. The night from the 12th to the 13th was good with 50 observed meteors in four hours, of which at least 49 were Perseids. Almost the same number was captured by my camera pointed at the radiant using a rotating mount. Last night was equally as good with over 40 meteors captured on camera and a similar number seen with my naked eyes. Remarkably, last night there were more bright fireballs, at least three very bright ones of which my camera caught at least one."

Credit: Laura Kranich
Location: Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Image Date: August 14, 2017

Technical details: The image was assembled from thousands of single frames shot at 20mm, 5s, f/1.4, ISO3200 on a Nikon D750.

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Rise of the Meteors

Paul: "Fabulous night shooting under the Perseids...Got lucky with 3 fireballs in this 8-second exposure..."

"If you missed out last night, look up at the skies tonight!"
"Here are a few tips to photograph the shooting stars:"
- The peak of the show technically happens mid-day today in North America, so although we won't get maximum density, we are getting at least two nights' worth of good meteor action.
- The moon will get in the way somewhat. Best to get out early in the night before moonlight is too much of an issue. Last night we found that the moon was no match for the bright meteors.
- Most meteors will come out of the north, where the Perseus constellation is. I would suggest you commit one camera and a wide lens to that direction, for several hours. Have a solid composition that looks out that way, keep the camera shooting and cross your fingers for a few meteors!
- It's not a bad idea to go scout out a spot in broad daylight. Have a plan B location in case clouds get in the way.
- Stick it out. Much like the aurora, meteors happen in bursts. Don't despair if you don't see anything in your first 15 minutes of gazing.
- Find a dark sky. There are great maps online that point out those darker areas.
- Use your battery grip if you have one, and start off the night with full batteries.
- Settings: I would say shoot wide open, at your highest usable ISO and adjust the shutter speed to expose properly for the scene before you. Remember that once the moon rises, your ambient light will change considerably.
- Turn all stabilization and noise reduction off.
- Load up on coffee and bundle up. :-)

Credit: Paul Zizka
Paul's website: https://zizka.ca
Location: Tower of Babel, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Release Date: August 12, 2017

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