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Article: Winter, a Meteor Shower, and a Huge Moon -- All in One Night!(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 1, 1999
- Author:
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The monthly All-Sky Chart depicts the sky (minus the Moon) as it appears at 6:00 p.m. (your local time) on December 15. Useful all month, the chart (except for planet positions) is also accurate for 7:00 p.m. on December 1 and 5:00 p.m. on December 30.
Those pesky pieces of debris from comets, called meteors, make an appearance in our December skies. One of the best meteor showers peaks on December 14. It is called the Geminids, because the meteors appear to come from the constellation Gemini.
Look toward the east after 9 p.m. (your local time) for Gemini. If you're not sure where Gemini is, find Orion by its belt of three stars. Locate Orion's shoulders ...