Geminid meteor shower may be outshined by almost-full moon
OF THIS SHOW. YOU KNOW, THERE'S
SOMETHING ELSE IN THE NIGHT
SKY. YOU MAY SEE WHAT LOOKS
LIKE A SHOOTING STAR TONIGHT.
THE GEMINID METEOR SHOWER
PEAKS. GERALD, YOU CALLED NASA
AMBASSADOR TONY RICE IN TO
EXPLAIN WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT THIS AMAZING EVENT.
HE'S THE GUY WITH ALL THE INFO
WE DID, TONY. SO IT'S GREAT TO
SEE A WORRYING ABOUT THE
WEATHER. IS THE WEATHER GOING
TO COOPERATE? WE HAVE NEARLY
FULL MOON AND WE HAVE SOME
CLOUDS IN THE SKY WILL GET AT
THE SECOND. BUT FIRST OF ALL,
TELL OUR VIEWERS WHAT MAKES
THIS SHOWERS SO SPECIAL AND WHY
IS IT SO INTERESTING TO WATCH
THIS ONE? SO THERE'S A COUPLE
OF METEOR SHOWERS WE HAVE EVERY
YEAR MAKE
>> THE SAME FROM THE SAME DATES
EACH YEAR.
ARE ARE ARE A LITTLE MORE
ACTIVE THAN OTHERS. THIS IS ONE
WE NORMALLY HAVE CIRCLED ON
OUR CALENDAR BECAUSE IT'S
USUALLY VERY, VERY ACTIVE.
WE CAN SEE DOZENS AND DOZENS.
>> OF METEORS. BUT THE PROBLEM
THIS YEAR IS THAT THE FULL MOON
OCCURS ON SUNDAY, WHICH MEANS
IF YOU HAVE A VERY BRIGHT MOON
IN THE SKY AND THAT MOONLIGHT
GOING TO DROWN OUT ABOUT 75%
OF THOSE METEORS TONIGHT.
>> BUT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SEE
30% AND GIVE US SOME TIPS ON
HOW TO CATCH A GOOD SHOW.
GIVE THEM ARE ONLY GOING TO
PROBABLY SEE ABOUT 30% OF
LEAGUES. IT'S STILL WORTH
TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE TONIGHT.
THE CLOUDS ARE GOING TO GET
IN THE WAY A BIT. THE IS THE
BULK OF THEM ARE EXPECTED TO
COME TONIGHT BETWEEN AROUND
SUNSET AND MIDNIGHT. SO IF YOU
COULD SEE SOME BREAKS IN THE
CLOUDS, WHICH MIGHT BE A LITTLE
BIT DIFFICULT, MIGHT BE ABLE
TO SEE HIM. BUT THE BETTER
TIMES GOING TO BE TOMORROW
MORNING.
>> A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE
SUNRISE. THAT'S WHEN THE CLOUDS
ARE GOING TO BREAK. WE'RE GOING
TO SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, BUT
THAT'S GENERALLY A VERY GOOD
TIME TO SEE METEORS ANYWAY,
BECAUSE THE EARTH IS TURNING
INTO THAT STREAM OF DEBRIS
THAT'S LEFT BEHIND BY THE COMET
THAT CREATED THESE.
>> EVERYONE'S WATCHING METEOR
SHOWER OUTMAN GETS A PASS TO
OUT THERE. IT'S REALLY DARK.
SO WATCHING THEM WATCHING
WATCHING AND LONE BEHOLD THE
COLOR HERE IS IT. CAN YOU JUST
TURN, REZA, IF THESE METEORS
ARE GOING ACROSS THE SKY IS
GOING TO BE IN THAT SAME
GENERAL AREA. THE REALLY GOOD
POINT THERE CALLED THE GYM AND
IT'S BECAUSE THEY APPEAR TO BE
COMING FROM THE CONSTELLATION
GEMINI. BUT REALLY, WE SHOULD
LOOK AT THE DARK AS PART OF THE
SKY. THEY CAN APPEAR ANYWHERE
IN THE SKY
>> SOME GOOD TIPS AND THEY'LL
BE WATCHING FUN. GET UP THAT