2018 Geminid meteor shower, bright comet team for super sky show

2018 Geminid meteor shower, bright comet team for super sky show

5 years ago
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https://www.cnet.com/news/geminid-meteor-shower-2018-comet-46p-wirtanen-team-for-super-sky-show/

But this year brings a skywatching bonus: the Geminids peak comes Thursday and Friday night, just as the brightest comet of the year, 46P/Wirtanen, is set to come historically close just a few nights later on Dec. 16.

This remarkable video shot by Joe Lawton of Gerald, Missouri, shows a Geminid flaming out with Wirtanen in the background:  

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