Interactive: Watching the Geminid meteor shower - 360
Suzannah Lyons, Michael Joiner, James Goldie
Published on December 11, 2023
See what the view of the Geminid meteor shower will be like near where you live across the Indo-Pacific.
It’s the perfect year to observe the Geminids with a new Moon not interfering with the show, and the peak of the shower occurring while the Geminids are highest in the sky from Earth’s eastern longitudes.
To get the best view of these celestial fireworks, aim to head out late on the evening of 14 December into the very early morning hours of 15 December.
When observing meteor showers, comfort is probably more important than anything else,  astronomer Professor Jonti Horner from the University of Southern Queensland.
Here are his top tips:
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