There’s going to be a meteor shower visible from all of Indiana this month, and it’s worth getting up in the middle of the night to see it. Hundreds of lights are projected to streak across the night sky, and you’ve got to be there to witness it. Scroll on for more details.
No matter what part of Indiana you live in, you can have an opportunity to see the Geminid meteor shower between December 13-14, 2019.
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Hopefully, it will be a clear night for this annual, phenomenal event. Most accessible to the northern hemisphere, the entire world will get a chance to see hundreds of meteors.
flickr/Lukas Schlagenhauf Peak viewing time is 2 a.m. for Indiana and all states and countries. It is estimated that those in non-light-polluted zones may see up to 120 meteors per hour.
The meteors look like giant streaks of light. They are bold, bright, and quick, so those who wish to see them need to keep their eye on the skies.
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The Geminid meteor is known as the highlight of the meteor season, and it’s a very special sort of shower. Taking place just after a full moon, this celestial event is unique in that it is associated with an asteroid rather than a comet, like most meteor showers.
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The asteroid is known as the 3200 Phaethon and it takes about 1.4 years to orbit the Sun. The astronomical event is named for the part of the sky from which it comes.
flickr/Brian Tomlinson Find the Gemini constellation in the night sky, and you’ll see what seems to be the source of the shower of lights. It seems that the higher this constellation is in the sky, the more shooting streaks of light you’re bound to see.
If you head out in the middle of the night to witness the outstanding sight, be sure to dress accordingly. Most of Indiana will likely be experiencing freezing temperatures, and although the lights will be pretty, they aren’t worth frostbite.
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Peak viewing time is 2 a.m. for Indiana and all states and countries. It is estimated that those in non-light-polluted zones may see up to 120 meteors per hour.
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flickr/Mike Lewinski
flickr/Brian Tomlinson
Find the Gemini constellation in the night sky, and you’ll see what seems to be the source of the shower of lights. It seems that the higher this constellation is in the sky, the more shooting streaks of light you’re bound to see.
Wikimedia Commons/Geminid Meteor
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