2015 Geminids meteor shower
- Posted by OCastronomy
- On December 9, 2015
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- 3200 Phaethon, asteroid, Geminids meteor shower, meteor shower, Northern Hemisphere, Orange County
2015 Geminids meteor shower
The Geminids will peak between December 13 and 14 with conditions being good with little LP (light pollution) due to a waxing crescent Moon. Viewers in the Northern Hemisphere (Orange County) should try to view the shower right after sunset. The Geminids can be observed annually between December 4 and December 17, but peak activity should being around December 14. Most meteor showers are associated with comets but the Geminids shower is from the debris of an asteroid (3200 Phaethon) The shower owes its name to the constellation Gemini and the asteroid takes about 1.4 years to orbit around the Sun.
For the best chance to see some meteors OC Astronomy suggests looking towards the south to view the Geminids with the possibility of sighting around 120 meteors per hour at its peak.
Be sure to visit This Months Sky for more celestial events
