If you have seen meteor in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, it is the remnants of the Leonid meteor shower that peaked on November 17, 2011.
A more spectacular display will the be the upcoming Geminid meteor shower, which will peak on December 13, 2011.
A full moon coincides with the Geminid meteor shower peak, but it shouldn’t have much affect on the spectacular display.
Geminid meteors stream from a point called “the radiant” in the constellation Gemini.
According to NASA, the Geminids are generally regarded as one of the best annual meteor showers. But before the mid-1800’s there were no Geminids, or at least not enough of them to attract attention.
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The first Geminid shower suddenly appeared in 1862, surprising sky watchers who saw 15 or so shooting stars each hour.
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