Geminid Meteor Shower to Peak

The best meteor shower of the year will peak this Tuesday night.  However, conditions will be less than favorable for viewing the annual Geminid meteor shower of December in West Michigan.  Cloud cover will be the biggest issue this time around.  If skies were to be clear, the light of the waning gibbous moon, just a few days past full phase, would tend to wash out all but the brightest meteors.

Peter Chan

December 12, 2011