Geminids meteor shower

[Graeme1858]

The Geminids meteor shower is one of the most active showers of the year, and in some years is the strongest, with a peak rate of around 100 meteors per hour. This year it peaks on Thursday night 14 December to Friday morning 15 December. It is the one major shower that shows good activity before midnight and the Moon is just past new.

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/ge ... how-to-see

Graeme

[helicon]

Thanks for the heads up Graeme.

[jrkirkham]

I've read the best night is 13/14 and 14/15. I think the peak is late in the afternoon on the 14th. Will there be much difference between the two nights?

[helicon]

Checking the forecast, Thursday is supposed to be partly cloudy for now, meaning there is a chance they will be observable.

[petroben]

Hello,

Thank you for sharing this information about the Geminids meteor shower! It's always exciting to witness such celestial events. I appreciate the heads-up about the peak on Thursday night, and I'll make sure to keep an eye out for it.

Best regards,

[OzEclipse]

Clear weather predicted here in southern NSW every night from Thursday through Monday.
Overnight temperatures 20-25C [68-77F]

My friend @scribbly is coming up from Canberra Thursday afternoon
for a Geninid watch Thursday Night and staying for the weekend.

Cloudy tonight - no chance for observations of the λ-Sculptorids.

cheers

Joe

[messier 111]

thx