The peak of Geminids was spectacular, although weather ruined the view for some.
showers at their peak can produce up to 120 shooting stars per hour. When the sky is clear, skywatchers can catch up to two meteors per minute during the peak, which this year fell on the night of Dec. 13.
In California, photographer Tayfun Coskun caught some beautiful shooting star streaks above a shipwreck in Point Reyes, a fishing boat skeleton stranded on a sand bar near the small town of Inverness some 40 miles northwest of San Francisco. Other skywatchers took their shots against other spectacular backgrounds.
"A little condensation on the lens added a bit of shimmer to Mars as a meteor flew by," Corrette said in theA little condensation on the lens added a bit of shimmer to Mars as a meteor flew by.#geminids #azwx pic.twitter.com/998n15Qw6qAnother photographer, Frankie Lucena, shared a clip showing a bright streak of light crossing the dark sky near Porto Rico's Lajas Aerostat radar station.Geminid meteor near the Lajas Aerostat facing SE from Cabo Rojo, PR.
Wow, got another meteor on camera tonight here at https://t.co/SldgGkDZRH. Two days in a row! It's aiming for Harpswell, and two cams caught it. #Geminids #Meteorshower #meteorspotted @SarahLongWMTW @colleenhurleywx @spann @StormHour @Met_CindyFitz @Todd_Gutner pic.twitter.com/U2M5qxj5vYMeteorologist Ed Piotrowski counted 15 meteors in only half an hour and despite less than perfect observing conditions.
"Despite the brightness of the waning gibbous moon and some cirrus clouds, I saw 15 meteors in roughly 30 minutes. Nothing terribly bright though,"
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