If you’re wondering where to look for the Geminid meteor shower this December, you’ll be delighted to learn that it will be visible over Arizona. Towards the middle of the month, you’ll be able to see up to 120 meteors per hour soar through the cosmos. It’s a celestial event worth staying up late for!
One of the biggest and brightest meteor showers of the year, the Geminids will light up the Arizona night sky in December.
Wikimedia Commons - NASA/Joel Kowsky Although the shower lasts from November 19 until December 24, it is predicted to peak on December 14.
An asteroid known as 3200 Phaethon is responsible for the Geminids. This is unique, as most meteor showers are caused by comets.
Wikimedia Commons - NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10368
If you’re wondering where to watch Geminid meteor shower in 2022, just make sure you are in a relatively secluded location with minimal light pollution.
Wikimedia Commons/John Flannery This is especially important this year, as the moon will be almost full.
Now that we’ve covered where to watch the celestial spectacle from, when is the Geminid meteor shower, exactly?
Wikimedia Commons/Brocken Inaglory
We know the shower is expected to peak on December 14, and the highest concentration of meteors will be visible around 2 a.m. local time.
Flickr/Diana Robinson
Rivaling the spectacular Perseid meteor shower in August, the Geminids produce up to 120 meteors per hour.
Flickr/Abbeenormal - Abbee Day You probably won’t see quite that many since a waxing gibbous moon will also be shining brightly in the sky, but it shouldn’t be a total dud. Geminid meteors are usually very bright and bold, so that’s another thing working in our favor.
Make sure to keep an eye out for fireballs (extra-bright meteors) and earthgrazers (slow-moving, long-lasting meteors that move horizontally.)
Wikimedia Commons/ Makia Minich - Imported from 500px (archived version) by the Archive Team These unique anomalies definitely make the viewing process more fun!
We hope we answered all of your burning questions about the 2022 Geminid meteor shower. If you’re still wondering, “Where will the Geminid meteor shower be visible?” be sure to visit the EarthSky website.
Wikimedia Commons - NASA/Joel Kowsky
Although the shower lasts from November 19 until December 24, it is predicted to peak on December 14.
Wikimedia Commons - NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10368
Wikimedia Commons/John Flannery
This is especially important this year, as the moon will be almost full.
Wikimedia Commons/Brocken Inaglory
Flickr/Diana Robinson
Flickr/Abbeenormal - Abbee Day
You probably won’t see quite that many since a waxing gibbous moon will also be shining brightly in the sky, but it shouldn’t be a total dud. Geminid meteors are usually very bright and bold, so that’s another thing working in our favor.
Wikimedia Commons/ Makia Minich - Imported from 500px (archived version) by the Archive Team
These unique anomalies definitely make the viewing process more fun!
Author’s Note: The photos above are for illustrative purposes and do not all depict the Geminid meteor shower.
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