The "magic hour" for Geminid meteors
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 10:00
in Astronomy & Space
As arctic air and record cold sweeps across the USA, amateur astronomers are looking at their calendars with a degree of trepidation. A date is circled: Dec. 14th. And below it says: "Wake up at 4 AM for the Geminid meteor shower."