LOOKUP! The time has come to break out comfortable chairs, hot chocolate, warm cloths, blankets, plus a red-filtered flashlight for reading maps and charts without ruining your night vision to see the a fiery lightshow stirred up by dead comets in Earth's upper atmosphere during the cold of winter in the dark of night of the annual Geminids Meteor Shower [vid]. The show peaks on Sunday and Monday evenings December 13 and 14th. Binoculars are not necessary. NASA provides viewing tips.The predicted Geminids Meteor Shower maximum is Sunday, December 13, 2009 just prior to midnight. The radiant is highest in the sky at around 2am, but from mid-northern latitudes it is at a decent elevation from around 10pm until the beginning of morning twilight. The Geminids can produce observed rates of over 100/hour at maximum, and are reliable (for a meteor shower) as well as spectacular. More from NASA JPL and initial observations.
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