Space Weather News for Dec. 12, 2014
http://spaceweather.com
 
GEMINID METEOR SHOWER:  The best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids,
peaks this weekend when Earth passes through a stream of debris from
"rock comet" 3200 Phaethon. Forecasters expect to see as many as
120 meteors per hour when the shower peaks on Dec. 13th and 14th.  Visit
http://spaceweather.com for photos and observing tips.
 
AURORA WATCH:  A geomagnetic storm is underway on  Dec. 12th as Earth
enters a high-speed stream of solar wind.  Aurora alerts are available from
http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and http://spaceweatherphone.com
(voice).
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

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