Geminids meteor shower - 12th Dec 2014 6:12pm
Anyone who is in to stargazing & astronomy might be interested to know that the Geminids meteor shower can be seen tonight & will peak on sunday. Upto a possible 120 per hour can be seen. You may see them from around 10pm but best from 12am till dawn. They radiate from the gemini constellation (to the left of orions belt) in the east (look towards liverpool from the wirral) but can be seen coming from all sorts of directions in the night sky. You don't need any specific equipment, so anyone can view it, weather permitting. Even broken cloud won't dampen the effect too much as the Geminids is one of the brightest and best meteor showers of the year.
So if your out late & see a bright flash in the sky, you've probably just witnessed a meteor crashing into the earths atmosphere.
Happy viewing.
I will post any photos if i manage to capture any.
So if your out late & see a bright flash in the sky, you've probably just witnessed a meteor crashing into the earths atmosphere.
Happy viewing.
I will post any photos if i manage to capture any.