Geminid Meteor Shower This Weekend

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday December 10, 2014 @03:00AM from the be-there-or-be-asleep dept.

StartsWithABang writes: Most meteor showers originate from comets well out beyond Neptune, only entering the inner Solar System periodically. In those cases, we have to wait long periods of time for the showers to develop, and suffer many years with paltry displays as we pass through the parts of the comet's orbit thin in particles. But the Geminids are special: they're formed from a short-period asteroid and only began in the mid-19th century. Ever since then they've been intensifying, and conditions are right this year for the most spectacular display of all time. Here's how to catch 2014's greatest meteor shower, including where to look, when, and where to go online in case of clouds.

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Re:Weather should be good this weekend by ArcadeMan · 2014-12-10 03:27 · Score: 2

Yeah, me too. I blame the Internet.

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Better Link by turp182 · 2014-12-10 03:57 · Score: 3, Informative

Much more concise:
http://www.chiff.com/science/g...
And I do actually enjoy Medium articles, but in this case it was about specifics, I just want to watch.

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1. Re:Better Link by mrbester · 2014-12-10 04:56 · Score: 2
  
  Lie in a lawn chair with your head towards Gemini. General direction to look is anywhere but the radiant.
  
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Re:racists! by geantvert · 2014-12-10 05:22 · Score: 2

You stupid! There are no meteor showers in the southern hemisphere. Think about it! They fall from above and you are under the earth!