Right now stargazers across Manitoba and elsewhere are being treated to the biggest and best meteor shower of the year. The Geminids Meteor shower is happening right now as it does every December and they are known as the most reliable one of the year.
Typically you may be able to see a meteor, or shooting star as they are often referred to as, any time of the year but only a few times every year including right now you have a much higher chance to see multiple at the same time.
Meteors are typically seen as spots of light that fly across the sky which are caused by dust or small rocks passing through the earth’s atmosphere and burning up as it does which creates the trail you will see.
This meteor shower produces double the amount of the Perseids which happens in August meaning you may be able to see up to two per minute right now. This year’s shower is already underway but the most active time to watch them will be tonight into tomorrow morning with the peak at approximately 3 am.
