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The Gemini meteor shower of 2020 will peak overnight and can be viewed live on a series of webcasts.
Geminites occur every December as the Earth passes through dusty debris from the asteroid 3200 Python. It is often considered the best of the year. This year, the new moon occurs at the same time, meaning the sky is particularly dark and ripe for meteor hunting.
Gemini meteor shower, the best of 2020, now peaks. The expectation is here.
How to watch the Gemini meteor shower of 2020 peaks online tonight
If clouds or bad weather block your view, here is the webcasts solution tonight.
Virtual Telescope Project Webcast
The Gemini meteor shower of 2020 is said to be the best meteor shower of this year, culminating in one night tonight (Dec. 13-14), and you can see live the respect for the virtual telescope project and other webcasts here. All of these webcasts depend on good weather because rain and clouds can block visibility.
In 5 pm EST (2200 GMT), Gianluca Masi, astronomer of the Virtual Telescope Project in Secunderabad, Italy, will broadcast live footage of the Geminites. You can find that webcast in the video above, on YouTube, and on the Virtual Telescope Project’s website.
Sloh Tracking Webcast
In 5:30 pm EST (2230 GMT). Presented by Slow astronomers Paul Cox and Bob Berman, 2020 Gemins Online Sloe Lab will begin with the insight of Dr. Mike Shaw. That webcast can be found on Sloh.com, YouTube and Space.com, courtesy of Slow.
Cosmosabiens webcast at 4pm EST (2100 GMT)
The YouTube channel Cosmosabiens will host a live webcast of the Gemini meteor shower at 4pm EST (2100 GMT).
You can follow it directly on YouTube.
NASA Gemini Webcast on Monday, December 14th
On Monday night (Dec. 14), NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will host 2020 Geminds’ own live broadcast. That webcast is broadcast here on Facebook and runs EST (0200-1000 GMT) from 9pm to 5am.
Weather permitting, the webcast will show live footage from a meteor camera at the NASA Space Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Total solar eclipse of 2020
NASA Solar Eclipse Webcasts
The total solar eclipse of 2020 will darken the sky on Monday, December 14 in some parts of Chile and Argentina in South America, and it can be viewed here in honor of NASA TV and a series of other live webcasts.
NASA’s solar eclipse webcast will begin 9:40 EST (1440 GMT) And run through 12:31 PM EST (1731 GMT). NASA to broadcast Spanish eclipse webcast on its public television channel 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT).
“Two NASA scientists, Yari Collado-Vega and Pee Gallardo-Lagarde, will provide commentary on the eclipse’s views, showing the total eclipse during the event. 11:02 am [EST]NASA officials said.
You can tune in with the Spanish language webcast below:
Slow Online Tracking Webcast
Online Sloh Lab will provide live webcast of 2020 total solar eclipse 9:30 a.m. EST (1430 GMT).
The webcast will be provided by Slu’s astronomical team, one of Chile’s most active volcanoes. You can watch it directly from Slow at Sloh.com and on its YouTube channel here. You can also see this on Slow’s respected space.com.
Virtual Telescope Project Webcast
Astronomer Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project launches a live webcast of a solar eclipse 9:30 am EST (1439 GMT).
The webcast will feature live footage from Argentina and Chile from partners of the Virtual Telescope Project: Associated Argentine Astronomy and Chile Alma Laboratory / IAPUC.
Cosmosabians Solar Eclipse Webcast
The YouTube channel Cosmosabians launches a live view of the solar eclipse 6 a.m. EST (1100 GMT).
‘ISS Live!’ Tune in to the space station
Discover what astronauts and astronauts on the Astronauts’ Station do by tuning in to the “ISS Live” broadcast. You can watch and listen to the shots in the window below courtesy of NASA.
“The live video of the International Space Station includes internal scenes while crews are on duty and at other times Earth scenes. This video contains audio of conversations between crews and mission control.
“The station orbits the earth once every 90 minutes, enjoying a sunrise or sunset every 45 minutes. When the station is in the dark, the external camera video may appear black, but can sometimes provide spectacular views of lightning or city lights.”
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