Best Meteor Shower Dec 14, 2022 | December 5 - December 11
Season 45 Episode 49 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers #STGZ241 December 5-11, 2022 “Best Meteor Shower Dec 14, 2022”
Star Gazers #STGZ241 December 5-11, 2022 “Best Meteor Shower Dec 14, 2022”
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Best Meteor Shower Dec 14, 2022 | December 5 - December 11
Season 45 Episode 49 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers #STGZ241 December 5-11, 2022 “Best Meteor Shower Dec 14, 2022”
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METEOR SHOWERS ARE LIKE NATURE S FIREWORKS, AND NEXT WEEK S GEMINIDS IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST OF THE YEAR PRODUCING HUNDREDS OF METEORS EVERY NIGHT.
SO LET S HIT THE DARKNESS FOR THE SHOW!
FIND A DARK, COMFY SPOT AND LOOK NORTH AFTER 9PM IF YOU DRAW AN IMAGINARY ARROW THROUGH THE BIG DIPPER IT WILL POINT TO CASTOR AND POLLUX, THE HEADS OF THE GEMINI TWINS THAT S WHERE TO LOOK!
THEY RE NAMED THE GEMINIDS FOR A REASON ONCE YOUR EYES ADJUST YOU SHOULD START SEEING METEORS.
THE MOON RISES AROUND TEN THIRTY AND MAY MAKE VIEWING A BIT TOUGHER, BUT FORTUNATELY, THE GEMINIDS USUALLY PUT ON A GOOD SHOW FOR SEVERAL NIGHTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE PEAK.
A METEOR SHOWER OCCURS WHENEVER OUR EARTH RIDES DIRECTLY INTO A STREAM OF SPACE DEBRIS LEFT BEHIND BY A COMET.
IN THIS CASE, UNUSUALLY, IT S CAUSED BY ASTEROID ROCK COMET NAMED PHAETON 3200!
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