The Geminid Meteor shower for 2007 will be reaching its peak over the next couple of days. Here’s video of the shower taken from last year’s event. Pretty cool. Below are a few tips on the best way to view this years Geminid shower depending on where you live.
This meteor shower is active from November 30 through December 18th, with maximum activity occurring on the 14th. Near maximum activity this shower can produce over 100 shower members per hour as seen from rural locations.Observers in the southern hemisphere can also enjoy the Geminids, but at a reduced rate since the radiant is located lower in their northern sky. From far southern locations Geminid activity is visible for only a few hours centered between 0100 and 0200 LST.
For northern observers, the best strategy is to center your watch between the hours of 0100 and 0200. At this time one can face in any direction and view the most activity. Be sure to look approximately half way up in the sky opposed to straight up. Viewing closer to the horizon allows you to look though a thicker slice of the atmosphere where you will see more activity.