What time is the meteor shower on December 13?

How to See the Geminids

What time can I see the Geminids meteor shower?

The Geminids are typically a very reliable shower if you watch at the best time of night, centered on about 2 a.m. for all parts of the globe, and if you watch in a dark sky.

What days will the Geminids meteor shower be visible in December 2020?

The Geminids occur every year from about December 4 to 16, peaking the night of December 13 into the morning of December 14.

What is this meteor shower on December 13 about?

The Geminids are considered to be one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, with the possibility of sighting around 120 meteors per hour at its peak, which is on December 13 or 14, depending on your time zone. The shower owes its name to the constellation Gemini because the meteors seem to emerge from this constellation in the sky.

Where is the best place to see a meteor shower?

The best place to see the meteor shower is in the Northern Hemisphere during the “dark hours” after the moon sets and before dawn, NASA said. Of course, you’ll have better luck seeing the meteors in an area away from city lights. NASA recommends lying flat on your back with feet facing east.

When is the next comet shower?

Next period of activity: September 10th, 2019 to November 20th, 2019. The Southern Taurids are a long-lasting shower that reaches a barely noticeable maximum on October 9 or 10. The shower is active for more than two months but rarely produces more than five shower members per hour, even at maximum activity.

When is the next meteor storm?

May 5, 2019, before dawn, the Eta Aquariids. This meteor shower has a relatively broad maximum; you can watch it the day before and after the predicted peak morning of May 5. The shower favors the Southern Hemisphere and is often that hemisphere’s best meteor shower of the year.