SPACE.com -- Looking Ahead: Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Dec. 14


	Looking Ahead: Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Dec. 14 By SPACE.com Staff posted: 01:30 pm ET 07 November 2002

Headline: Looking Ahead: The Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Dec

The Leonids are not the only meteor show going. In fact, except for the past four years when the Leonids have raged with storm-level activity, the December Geminid meteor shower is typically a more active annual event.

And this year, the Geminid peak activity is forecast to occur, conveniently, on a weekend, at around 4 a.m. EST on Saturday, Dec. 14. Moonlight will not be as much of a problem as with the Leonids. Cold weather could be your worst enemy.

As many as two meteors per minute might be visible during the peak, astronomers say, with brief outbursts that could produce higher rates.

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