12 December 2010
Geminids.
Though Ohio is certain to see nothing but snow in the sky, the Geminids will be shooting for the next two nights ...
This meteor shower gets the name "Geminids" because it appears to radiate from the constellation Gemini. An observer in the Northern Hemisphere can start seeing Geminid meteors as early as December 6, when one meteor every hour or so could be visible. During the next week, rates increase until a peak of 50-80 meteors per hour is attained on the night of December 13/14. The last Geminids are seen on December 18, when an observer might see a rate of one every hour or so.
Read the rest here.
Earth and Sky gives the true gen here.
Also ... watch for the lunar eclipse next week!
Here's a useful link ... navigate wisely, don't get lost.
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