A 2019 meteor in Minnesota.
If you looked outside around 6:50 a.m. Wednesday, you may have seen something super bright fall from the sky.
It was probably a meteorite, as meteor shower from the Geminids is currently occurring.
And, based on social media posts, people all over Minnesota saw it. There have been reports of people in Duluth, Two Harbors, Stillwater, Bergen, the Iron Mountain, Little Falls, Elk River, Minneapolis and Champlin seeing the astronomical event, and some reported it was green.
Bring Me The News has contacted experts to confirm this that thing in the sky was in fact a meteor.
The Geminids are called the best annual meteor showers and peaked during the night on December 13 and the morning of December 14, but were active from December 4 and will remain visible until December 17. about.
During this time, the Earth traverses a trail of dust remnants left in orbit from 3200 Phaethon (an extinct asteroid or comet).
NASA said this year’s meteor shower would be especially good because it coincides with an almost new moon. This means that the sky will be darker and the moonlight will not erase the faintest meteors, so more should be seen.
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In the northern hemisphere, meteorite activity is good all night, peaking around two in the morning. If you want to catch the tail end of the meteor shower, get away from the bright lights of the city and lie on the ground with your feet facing south sky.
Meteors can be seen anywhere in the sky, but they appear to radiate from the constellation of Gemini.