Posted by: Sandy Steinman | December 11, 2010

Geminid Meteor Shower Monday

Photo of a part of the sky during a meteor sho...

Time Lapse Photo of Meteor Shower Image via Wikipedia

Updated 12/26/10

See photos of this year’s Meteor Shower at National Geographic: Pictures: Brilliant Geminid Meteors Dazzle Sky-Watchers

 

Top Meteor Shower of 2010

The Geminid Meteor shower peaks this Monday. The Geminid meteor shower takes place in December when the Earth passes through the debris trail from asteroid 3200 Phaethon. The meteor shower is between 11 PM local time Monday until Sunrise Tuesday. To learn more read the Wired Science article Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Monday

Spotting Map to find Geminds (look at the top center of the map)

Bookmark         and Share


Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Categories