greybeard
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Dusk till dawn in both southern and northern hemispheres.
(I have seen some predictions of 120/hr.
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/ ... /20257199/
The Geminid meteor shower will peak this weekend, with good viewing Friday and Saturday nights.
Under a clear, dark sky, you might see a shooting star every minute from 10 p.m. local time until dawn on the peak nights. If you live under the artificial skyglow of light pollution the numbers will be reduced, but the brightest meteors will still shine through. There will be some interference as well from a last-quarter Moon, which rises close to midnight.
The Geminid shower will probably exceed the usually dominant Perseid meteor shower this year. The reason is that the Perseids were plagued by a full Super Moon that washed out many of the fainter meteors. The moon won't be too much trouble Friday or Saturday since it doesn't rise until 10:46 p.m. Friday and 51 minutes later Saturday. It will be almost to the third-quarter phase, so it will be far less bright than a full moon. Best viewing will probably be before 2 a.m., before the moon gets a chance to rise very far.
http://static5.businessinsider.com/imag ... ited-1.jpg
(I have seen some predictions of 120/hr.
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/ ... /20257199/
The Geminid meteor shower will peak this weekend, with good viewing Friday and Saturday nights.
Under a clear, dark sky, you might see a shooting star every minute from 10 p.m. local time until dawn on the peak nights. If you live under the artificial skyglow of light pollution the numbers will be reduced, but the brightest meteors will still shine through. There will be some interference as well from a last-quarter Moon, which rises close to midnight.
The Geminid shower will probably exceed the usually dominant Perseid meteor shower this year. The reason is that the Perseids were plagued by a full Super Moon that washed out many of the fainter meteors. The moon won't be too much trouble Friday or Saturday since it doesn't rise until 10:46 p.m. Friday and 51 minutes later Saturday. It will be almost to the third-quarter phase, so it will be far less bright than a full moon. Best viewing will probably be before 2 a.m., before the moon gets a chance to rise very far.
http://static5.businessinsider.com/imag ... ited-1.jpg
