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Meteor shower visible late Thursday
NASA to provide live video
Updated: Thursday, 13 Dec 2012, 3:40 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 13 Dec 2012, 3:40 PM EST
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAVY) - The clouds are expected to clear, making for much better conditions to see a meteor shower.
The 2012 Geminid meteor activity will likely peak between 11 p.m. Thursday until 3 a.m. Friday EST.
NASA will provide a live video feed from an astronomy camera at NASA' Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. The feed will also feature meteor experts answering questions in a web chat format.
The live stream and chat will appear at this link at 11 p.m.
Earth runs into a stream of debris from the extinct comet 3200 Phaethon every year in mid-December, causing meteors to fly from the constellation Gemini, according to NASA.
WAVY Meteorologist Jeremy Wheeler posted additional information about the Geminid meteor on his WAVY.com blog page.
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