Time for the Geminid Meteor Shower (earthsky.org)

[eppur_se_muova]

2022 Geminid meteor shower: All you need to know

Posted by Deborah Byrd and Kelly Kizer Whitt
December 13, 2022

Predicted peak: 13 UTC on December 14, 2022.

Radiant: Rises in mid-evening, highest around 2 a.m. See chart below.

Nearest moon phase: In 2022, last quarter moon falls on December 16. So, it’s a bright waning gibbous moon that’ll rise in the midst of the Geminids’ peak in 2022.

When to watch: All is not lost! Notice the rising time of the Geminids’ radiant point. The constellation Gemini is up by mid-evening in December. And moonrise isn’t until later, shortly before midnight, on the evenings of both December 13 and 14. And the moon rises later on December 14, providing more time for meteor-watching. Both evenings – December 13 and 14 – are worth a try!

Overall duration of shower: November 19 to December 24.


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more: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-geminid-meteor-shower/?utm_source=EarthSky+News



Castor and Pollux are easy to find! The three most visible constellations in the northern sky, Ursa Major (or its subset, the asterism "The Big Dipper" ), Orion, and Taurus can all be used to point the way to these two very bright stars:



NOTE: Aldebaran is the bright red "eye" of Taurus the Bull; Capella is a very bright yellow star in Auriga, the Charioteer, which appears as an irregular pentagon.

Keep in mind, you may need to rotate the charts (or your body, relative to the sky) to get the constellations to match what you see!

[elleng]

1. Thanks for the reminder!

and Moon doesn't rise until 9:43 p.m., so my night sky watching will be LATE!

[House of Roberts]

2. Time for heavy cloud cover over North Alabama

until the opportunity passes by!