Anyone going out to take pics and watch?

PHOENIX -- The best display of shooting stars this year will be late Monday night into Tuesday morning.

Steve Kates, host of the "Doctor Sky Show" on News/Talk 92.3 KTAR, said look for the massive Geminid meteor shower high in the northeastern sky.

"Starting about 10 p.m. -- because we'll have the moon in the sky -- you should be able to start to see some decent activity coming out of the northeast," Kates said. "Then when the moon sets just around midnight, the real best time to watch it will be from midnight to sunrise."

Kates added, "The contellation is Gemini the Twins and it's easy to see with the naked eye. This is an event that you really do not need any binoculars, telescopes, anything. Just sit outside with these beautiful warm weather conditions we have throughout December."

He said, "What you should be able to see with the naked eye are these so-called shooting stars, which is debris that will light up the sky. This is material that may be a few millimeters in diameter -- space rocks and maybe pieces of nickel iron that are shooting across the sky and literally incinerating about 100 miles above our head."

Kates noted one week away -- next Monday night -- is the beginning of the total lunar eclipse, which will be visible statewide.

If I didn't have to work tomorrow I would!

I should get a good look at this on my way to Florence early tomorrow morning. Thanks for the heads up.

Avis wrote:If I didn't have to work tomorrow I would!

Just watch the sky when you head to work, it'll still be dark out!

If I have trouble sleeping again, I'll make sure to take a peek outside. Wish my roof weren't so steep, it'd be nice to climb up top.

I woke up last night around 2:00 and stepped outside for about 30 minutes. Meteor showers are fun to watch:)

YellowSub wrote:I woke up last night around 2:00 and stepped outside for about 30 minutes. Meteor showers are fun to watch:)

Awesome sis. Miss the paper route :)

drove to work at 430 but didn't see anything.