EarthSky News - Dec 13 - Tonight Likely Geminids' Best Night!

December 13 Tonight Likely Geminids' Best Night! by:

10 tips for watching the Geminids Tonight is likely the peak of this annual meteor shower, which might be spectacular in 2017! Awesome Geminid meteors in 2017? Thank 3200 Phaethon Read all about this mysterious rock-comet, the parent body of this week's Geminid meteor shower. It'll brush past Earth on December 16, just a few nights after tonight's Geminid meteor shower peak. How to see 3200 Phaethon You can't see 3200 Phaethon with the eye alone. But backyard telescopes can pick it up. Charts and more here. Exposed to wildfire smoke? 5 questions answered The intense wildfires in southern California are triggering air quality alerts. What do health experts know about how inhaling smoke affects human health?

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Don't miss the Geminids in 2017 The moon will be a waning crescent in the east before dawn, near the bright planet Jupiter on the morning of the shower's peak!

10 tips for watching the Geminids Tip: Bring along a buddy. Both of you watch different parts of the sky. When one of you sees one, shout out "meteor!" Image via Cumbrian Sky. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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