The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight – here's how to see it

Make sure Star Wars isn ’t the only celestial event you see tonight. The bright Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak in the early hours of Thursday morningThe latest chapter of events in a galaxy far, far away isn ’t the only thing worth staying up late for tonight in the UK. Just as cinema goers are pouring out of the midnightStar Wars showing, up in the (hopefully clear) skies above, the Geminid meteor shower will be reaching its climax in a solar system very, very close to us – our own, in fact.Meteors burn up between 80 and 120km above our heads. This particular annual meteor shower has been getting more intense in recent years and between 2am and 3am tonight, an estimated 120-160 meteors could be seen.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Science Meteors Astronomy Space Source Type: news
More News: Burns | Science