You can watch the annual starry night display live online if you wish.
The most active meteor shower of the year is the Geminid shower. The December full moon may interfere with the view of the dazzling meteors, which peak a few days before.
How to see the Geminid meteor shower in 2021.
NASA will offer a live stream of the shower tonight. The space agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama has a camera. The gibbous moon, which will be about 80% full, is expected to set at 2 a.m. on December 14th, which may reduce visibility to 30 to 40 meteors per hour. The best viewing opportunity can be found at this time. The live stream will be available on NASA's Facebook page.
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The constellation Gemini appears to have inspired the name of the Geminids. The green-colored meteors are fragments of a large object that leaves a trail of debris as it flies around the sun. Most of the world can see a spectacular meteor display when Earth passes through an object's dusty path.
There has been debate over the nature of 3200 Phaethon. Some people claim that it is an asteroid, while others think it is a comet, based on observations that show a small amount of material leaving the surface.
NASA said that the denser the Geminids are, the less likely they are to burn up on Earth. "Meteors belonging to other showers burn up much higher."
The shower's best view is in the Northern Hemisphere, where the shower's radiant point is near the constellation the twins. In the southern hemisphere, the Geminid radiant is closer to the horizon, meaning fewer of them are visible.
If you miss the peak of the shower tonight, don't worry, the shower will stay active until December 17. The All Sky Fireball Network has nightly videos that can be seen online each morning. If you plan to view the shower outside, remember to bundle up and give your eyes time to adjust to the darkness; a full guide to observing firsthand is available here.
If you take a picture of a Geminid meteor or any other night-sky sight, you can send it to Space.com for a story or image gallery.
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