The Geminids — among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids — peak Friday, one of the year's last chances to see fireballs in the sky.
FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2023 photo provided by NOIRLab, meteors from the Geminid meteor shower streak across the sky above the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory , a program of the National Science Foundation's NOIRLab, located about 56 miles southwest of Tucson in the Tohono O'odham Nation. — among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids — peak on Friday. It’s one of the year’s last chances to see fireballs in the sky.
Under ideal viewing conditions, the Geminids typically put on one of the best and brightest shows of the year because of the high volume of meteors visible each hour. However, an almost full moon this year means up to 15 meteors per hour are expected at peak time, according to the Viewing lasts until Dec. 21. Here’s what to know about the Geminids and other meteor showers.Multiple meteor showers occur annually and you don’t need special equipment to see them.
When rocks from space enter Earth’s atmosphere, the resistance from the air makes them very hot. This causes the air to glow around them and briefly leaves a fiery tail behind them — the end of a “shooting star.”
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