Geminid Meteor Shower This Week

The Geminid meteor shower peaks Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, but will be visible until December 17. It’s expected to produce as many as 120 meteors per hour, but the ¾ moon will reduce visibility of the weaker ones. The Geminids radiate from a point withing Gemini the twins, but streak across the sky in all directions from that point. Best time to watch is around 2:00 a.m. These meteors are left over from an asteroid, rather than a comet, and include larger pieces which burn brightly, but generally do not leave a tail.

The best map I found is at https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/geminids.html.

 

Happy sky watching!