Geminids 2007

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The Geminids
is one of the finest, and probably the most reliable, of the major annual
showers presently observable. This year, the waxing crescent Moon will set by
mid- evening across the globe on December 14 (the actual moonset timing is
progressively later the further south you are), giving mostly dark skies for all
observers, especially those in the northern hemisphere. The maximum is
predicted for 16h45m UT on December 14, with the more reliably-observed maxima
during the past two decades all having occurred within 2h20m of the predicted
maximum.

The Geminid radiant culminates around 2h local time, but well north of the
equator it rises around sunset, and is at a usable elevation from the local
evening hours onwards, while in the southern hemisphere, the radiant appears
only around local midnight or so. Even from more southerly sites, this is a
splendid stream of often bright, medium-speed meteors, a rewarding sight for all
watchers, whatever method they employ.