Geminids Meteor Shower

[GilpinGuy]

I love this stuff.

From The Denver Post

Hundreds of green fireballs to grace Denver skies in this week?s meteor shower

Viewers could see up to 100 meteors per hour in perfect conditions

Hundreds of green-glowing meteors will grace Denver skies this week as the Earth passes through a field of space debris.

The annual Geminids meteor shower is one of the best times to see shooting stars. But if you want to see the best show, you need to get out of town. Thursday should be the best night for viewing, astronomers said.

?Denver is very light polluted so you have to get somewhere where there?s not a lot of background light,? said Jennifer Hoffman, an astronomy professor at the University of Denver.

For those who don?t want to drive into the boonies at midnight, a park with few lights and wide views of the sky can also be a good option, she said.

Meteor showers are best seen with the naked eye, she said. Star gazers should also try to avoid looking at their phones because it takes at least 30 minutes for eyes to readjust to the dark.

The shower is expected to peak Thursday, though meteors will also be visible for a few days on either side, Hoffman said.

NASA recommended waiting until the moon sets at 10:30 p.m. to watch and said 2 a.m. is the best time to view. Viewers in suburban areas should see between 30 and 40 meteors an hour and people in dark, remote places could see up to 100.

[roberth]

Kewl!!

[Irving]

I wonder how it will look from on top of a chicken coop surrounded by the thousands of Christmas lights of all the neighbors.

[kidicarus13]

Dunno, is the coop on wheels?

[BushMasterBoy]

I saw one once, so close, you could actually hear it sisssss...

[OtterbatHellcat]

I don't want to be an Elf, I want to die by a meteor strike.

Great odds, I'm in.

[GilpinGuy]

For additional news, your chance of dying from a meteor strike increases by at least 500 percent tonight.

That would be an awesome way to go!

[OtterbatHellcat]

The celestial events are cool to see if the hours of visibility don't interfere with getting up for work, and the weather of course. We seem to get the short end of the stick here in CO with cloud cover or stormy weather most of the time. I hope this round is a pleasant experience for those that are able to partake in it.

[WETWRKS]

Headed down to Durango for a few days. Went out about 11pm. Counted more than 50 in less than 45 minutes.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Nice!