The 2020 Gemini Meteor fountain will rise tonight and if bad weather spoils your view you can watch it live online.
Best Meteor Show of the Year, Bill as Geminid Meteor Shower It will be most active late tonight and early Monday (December 13-14). Geminids occur in December each year when the Earth passes through a dust trial from the asteroid 3200 Fethan.
“In reality, the forecast rate for observers in the Northern Hemisphere is close to 60 meteors per hour,” NASA officials wrote in an update. “This means you can expect an average of one geminid per minute in the dark sky at the top of the shower.”
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Gemini Meteor Shower Webcast
Geminid Meteor Shower 2020
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You have a lot of webcast options to watch Geminid Meteor Shower online online, but you’ll be able to see most of it here on space.com.
At 5:30 pm EST (2230 GMT), Sloh ob online observatory will launch a webcast hosted by Sloh astronomers Paul Cox and Bob Burman with special guest Dr. Mike Shaw. You can watch it courtesy of Space.com, Sloho.com, as well as the Sloho website and YouTube page.
Sloh uses remote-operated telescopes at some awesome dark-sky sites to provide users with live views of the night sky. Subscribers can also operate remote binoculars.
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If you’ve been looking for something a while ago, the Virtual Telescope Project by Astrophysicist Gianluca Masi in Secano, Italy, will give another webcast here. 5 PM EST (2200 GMT). You can follow that webcast on Space.com here, as well as directly from the Virtual Telescope Project website and its YouTube page here.
The YouTube site Cosmosapeans, which often streams live footage of night sky events, will host its own webcast here. 4 PM EST (2100 GMT).
NASA’s Geminids on Monday night
If you can’t tune in to the Geminids Meteor Shower webcast on Sunday, don’t worry.
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntville, Alabama will host a live webcast on its Facebook page here Monday night (December 14). NASA begins with a meteor webcast 9 pm EST (0200 Dec 15) And runs 5 am EST (1000 GMT).
NASA’s webcast was originally scheduled for Sunday night, but rain and clouds asked for a delay.
“We will not see as many meteors as we will be at the summit, but if the sky remains clear it should still be a great night for meteor-discovery,” NASA officials wrote in an update.
Of course, if your weather is clear, you can always try Gemini meteors with your own eyes. They will appear to be moving from a point in the sky near the Gemini constellation, hence its name.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the best time to see Geminids would be at 2 a.m. local time on Monday at your location, although they will appear between 7.30pm and 8pm local time, according to a NASA update.
In the Southern Hemisphere, Gemini begins shortly after noon, between midnight and dawn on Monday morning, NASA officials said.
NASA wrote in its update, “Geminid observers who observe from midnight to 4 a.m. should catch the most meteors.”
Tips for watching the Gemini Meteor Shower
If you are hunting geminid meteors overnight, remember these tips.
First, get away from the city lights. Streetlights and other light pollution can greatly reduce the number of meteors you can see.
Make sure to keep your eyes in the dark for at least 30 minutes to make the most of your observation session.
If you are observing the Northern Hemisphere where the weather is cold, you can dress warmly and get ready with a blanket and linen chair when you find meteors.
In the end, don’t just look at the Gemini constellation. You may miss some shining meteors.
“Meteors can usually be seen all over the sky. Avoid looking cheerful because meteorites near it have very short paths and get lost easily,” NASA wrote. “When you see a meteor, try to trace it from the back. If you end up in the Gemini constellation, chances are you’ve seen a Gemini.”
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