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2012 December Meteor

Thursday, December 6, 2012

The Spectacular Geminid Meteor Shower 2012 Peak: When and Where to Watch

The Gemind Meteor Shower will start Dec. 13 and be visible through Dec 15. More than 50 meteors per hour -- or almost a meteor a minute -- should be visible.

As you hang holiday lights and light the candles, cast your gaze upon the universe's natural fireworks.  On Dec. 13 the Geminid Meteor Shower is expected to begin. Be sure to schedule a night this season to bundle up, lay out some blankets and enjoy the light show in the sky.  Can't make it out to see the show? Check out this video on the Huffington Post of the 2011 Geminid Meteor Shower.  Don't have access to a telescope? The Lehigh Valley Amateur Astronomical Society (LVAAS) invites you and your family to attend a monthly public star party, where you'll hear a Night Sky Network talk about NASA missions and space science topics, see a planetarium show, and look through observatory telescopes at the moon, planets and deep sky objects (…

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