St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: December 12, 2021

St. Louis MO

13 December, 2021

9:31 AM

Description

Press release from St. Louis Science Center: December 12, 2021 The Geminid Meteor Shower peaks tomorrow night into the morning of December 14. The Geminids are caused as debris from asteroid 3200 Phaethon enters Earth's atmosphere. The radiant for the Geminids appears in the constellation Gemini which can be found rising in the east by 7:30 pm. The Geminids will be impacted by moonlight this year as it will be 78% full the night the Geminids peak. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.