Meteor shower display over Ireland

Sceala Clann T.D. Location: Wicklow

One of our regular extended family get togethers took place over the weekend .....Good food and wine encouraging late night chats about the past and the future ...and one another. The perfect family weekend ...we would not ask for more.
Coincidental timing ....good weather and clear night skies .....provided for a very special bonus. Our get together was by chance .....the perfect setting for nature to provide us with a spectacular free show ....The Geminids Meteor shower.
The sky conditions over Ireland were perfect for viewing meteor showers. We had a unforgettable personal and family experience.
If you have not encountered a meteor shower ...tonight is a good opportunity to view one. Sky conditions across Ireland are forecast to remain perfect for the Geminids Meteor shower display.
Slideshow of the Geminids Meteor shower ....which was displayed across Ireland

If you are able ....You should make the effort to view the Geminids Meteor shower display ...conditions may never get this good again for many years into the future.

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Video of the Geminids meteor experience.
Geminids Meteor shower
The Geminids are a meteor shower caused by an object named 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to be an extinct comet. The meteors from this shower can be seen in mid-December and usually peak around 12–14 of the month. The Geminid shower is thought to be intensifying every year and recent showers have seen 120–160 meteors per hour under optimal conditions. The Geminids were first observed only 150 years ago, much more recently than other showers such as the Perseids and Leonids.
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The meteors in this shower appear to come from a radiant in the constellation Gemini (hence the shower's name). However, they can appear almost anywhere in the night sky, and often appear yellowish in hue. The meteors travel at medium speed in relation to other showers, at about 22 miles per second, making them fairly easy to spot. The Geminids are now considered by many to be the most consistent and active annual shower. In 2005, viewing of the shower was restricted due to a full moon washing out the fainter meteors. The 2006 shower had a less full moon, however the 2007 shower was a new moon, with the best viewing position being in the southern hemisphere, with Australia and New Zealand being noted spectacle locales. In 2008, the Geminids coincided with a full moon. In 2009 the peak date occurs two days before a new moon, making for ideal conditions.

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