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Eat your hearts out, Christmas lights. Thursday night will see a real celestial show as the Geminid meteor shower, one of the two biggest of the year, sprinkles the night sky with falling stars.
And a Russian astronomer is predicting a whole new meteor shower might happen at the same time, giving sky-watchers a double dose of thrills.
"The Geminids are one of the best performers among the meteor showers of the year," says Mark Hammergren, an astronomer at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.
As many as 100 shooting stars an hour are possible.
Read more http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2012/12/12/geminid-meteor-shower-thursday/1761763/
And a Russian astronomer is predicting a whole new meteor shower might happen at the same time, giving sky-watchers a double dose of thrills.
"The Geminids are one of the best performers among the meteor showers of the year," says Mark Hammergren, an astronomer at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.
As many as 100 shooting stars an hour are possible.
Read more http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2012/12/12/geminid-meteor-shower-thursday/1761763/
