December Meteor Shower

When meteor enthusiasts think of the month of december they immediately conjure up visions of the geminids.

December meteor shower. And lasting into the morning hours of the next day. Over the years these have evolved into the most reliable of the dozen or so annual. The shower typically ramps up by as early as 9 p m peaking around 2 a m.

The shower owes its name to the constellation gemini because the meteors seem to emerge from this constellation in the sky. Some are faint or best seen from the southern hemisphere or may be washed out by a bright moon. This is the shower s maximum or time when the most meteors fall per hour.

The famous geminid meteor shower will sling bright shooting stars this winter though a just past full moon will make all but the brightest hard to see. Unfortunately december s full moon also known as the cold. The shower will peak on dec.

Sky telescope s meteor shower calendar focuses on eight showers that should be fairly visible from north america. The geminids are considered to be one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year with the possibility of sighting around 120 meteors per hour at its peak which is on december 13 or 14 depending on your time zone.