This shower is considered one of the year's best
The Metro Vancouver weather forecast won't offer ideal viewing conditions for the Geminid meteor shower's peak. However, locals can enjoy several viewing opportunities this month.
Friday's peak may see up to 115 meteors per hour, providing an electrifying display for anyone lucky enough to observe it. After the peak, the "frequency of meteors will tail off as Earth moves out of the line of debris coming off the asteroid," explains Tilbrook. Nearly 200 years old, the Geminid Meteor shower offers earthlings a brighter display every year . Space.com notes that this is due to Jupiter's titanic gravitational pull that has brought the stream of particles from the "shower's source, the asteroid 3200 Phaethon, and closer to Earth over the centuries."
Tilbrook adds that several other planets are also visible during the shower. Jupiter is "very bright" and will be close to the shower's origin and near the moon.
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