It's time for one of the biggest meteor showers of the year! The showers should start to peak around 11 PM EST and should be visible until dawn, and it is estimated that we may see 50-80 meteors per hour, and at certain peaks up to 120 per hour!
From what I can gather from Wikipedia and NASA, it seems as though the Geminid meteor shower originates from an extinct comet known as 3200 Phaethon, while the radiant (or point where the meteors seem to originate from) seems to be in the constellation Gemini. However, the meteor shower should be visible across all of the night sky.
Where I am in Wisconsin, it is currently -2 degrees F, so while the sky is clear and perfect for viewing this spectacular light show, I will probably be able to bear the cold for only a short amount of time. Luckily, with today's technology, it is possible to not only watch tonight's meteor shower on a live video feed on NASA's website, but the website also features a live audio feed and questions about the shower will be answered via live web chat by NASA meteor experts. Click here to check out these live feeds!
I have listened to the live audio of this meteor shower a few times in the past hour or so, and so far it's hard to know what I'm hearing... so if you hear something distinct, let me know! The live chat starts around 11 PM EST and I'm a little curious to learn more about this phenomenon.
Enjoy the show!
It's cold and overcast here, I'd love to see the shower!
ReplyDeleteCool! I will keep an eye out!
ReplyDeleteprolly wont see it in kentucky. also clouds and snow everywhere
ReplyDeletecloudy skies here =(
ReplyDeleteToo much city light by me.... Oh well. I guess I'll have to catch it the next time.
ReplyDelete2 bad cant see this from vancouver canada
ReplyDeleteIf it's clear and dark, you should be able to see the showers anywhere but Antarctica!
ReplyDeleteToo much light pollution and too many clouds over here :/
ReplyDeletewow. I'll take a look, but I doubt I'll be able to see it in Cali...stupid smog. lmao Thanx.
ReplyDeleteI stayed up to go watch it but the sky is covered in clouds!
ReplyDeleteyou should have posted about this earlier!
ReplyDeleteclear here but I stole them before they hit the atmosphere.
ReplyDeletegood blog...
ReplyDeleteIt was rainy here so I couldn't get to watch them. The good part is that I did watch the Perseids this summer with my girlfriend. It was amazing! Whoever never got to watch these while laying on the ground for an hour is simply missing something!
ReplyDeletevery rare events but beautiful these meteor showers
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the link. I'm always too lazy/cold/drunk to go out and look.
ReplyDeletewatched a meteor shower over the summer. one of the meteors lit up the night sky and detonated audibly in the atmosphere. it was spectacular.
ReplyDeleteawesome !
ReplyDeleteSo that's how someone in the city can watch these wonders...
ReplyDeleteI'm a Gemini... I'll be keeping an eye out, thanks for the heads-up
ReplyDeleteinteresting pic
ReplyDeleteI heard about this. It's pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteIs this a one night show?
ReplyDeleteLast night was supposed to be the peak, I'm guessing there will probably be more than average still tonight.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't see anything myself. Maybe later tonight.
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ReplyDeletedamn i wish i wish it wasn't raining, i love a good meteor shower
ReplyDeleteI stood outside for a few minutes just now and saw three or four great meteors tonight. Nothing like last night, but still pretty cool!
ReplyDeletedam wish i saw this earlier i wouldve watched
ReplyDeleteI'm on the lookout, thanks for the heads up.
ReplyDeleteDamn I missed it.
ReplyDeletethanks for the info!
ReplyDeleteJust stumbled on your blog , looks like fun
ReplyDeleteDang, I couldn't see any. I tried watching for a bit...but didn't see one. Thanx for the post though.
ReplyDeletewould have loved to see this.
ReplyDeletei was there, was superduperawesome because there where clouds :(
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a meteor shower :(
ReplyDeleteme neither.. baww
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this. It’s exactly what I was looking for!
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