The Geminid Meteor Shower Rocks | December 6 - December 12
Season 44 Episode 49 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers #STGZ141 1 minute December 6-12, 2021 “The Geminid Meteor Shower Rocks”
Star Gazers #STGZ141 1 minute December 6-12, 2021 “The Geminid Meteor Shower Rocks”
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The Geminid Meteor Shower Rocks | December 6 - December 12
Season 44 Episode 49 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers #STGZ141 1 minute December 6-12, 2021 “The Geminid Meteor Shower Rocks”
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipTHIS IS VERY EXCITING STAR PEEPS -- ONE OF THE BEST METEOR SHOWERS OF THE YEAR, THE GEMINIDS, PEAKS NEXT WEEK ON DECEMBER 14.
LEMME GET YOU PREPPED FIRST YOU NEED TO FIND THE CONSTELLATION GEMINI -- HIT THE SKIES AT ONE AM AND LOOK SOUTH.
YOU SHOULD SEE ORION THERE.
IF YOU DRAW A LINE UP AND LEFT THROUGH ORION USING RIGEL AND BETELGEUSE AS GUIDES, IT LL POINT RIGHT AT CASTOR AND POLLUX THE TWIN STARS OF GEMINI.
ONCE YOU VE GOT YOUR POSITIONING, GET WARM AND COZY BECAUSE THE GEMINIDS CAN PEAK WITH 120 METEORS AN HOUR!
THEY LL CONTINUE ALL NIGHT UNTIL PRE-DAWN.
ONCE THE MOON SETS IT LL BE SUPER DARK.
YAY!
THE GEMINIDS CONSIST OF ROCKY, SLOW MOVING DEBRIS FROM the ASTEROID PHAETHON.
THIS MEANS THEY CAN CAUSE BIG YELLOW STREAKS THAT PERSIST FOR SOME TIME.
YOU COULD GET QUITE A SHOW!
SHARE PICTURES IF YOU VE TAKE SOME!
GET OUT THERE, STAY WARM, AND KEEP LOOKIN UP.
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