If you missed the Perseid meteor shower in August, don't worry. This month's Geminid shower is the biggest of the year.
Dayton Pollard with the Prince George Astronomical Society is excited for the event, because, as he says, "they're pretty big showers."
"You can expect to see 120 (meteors) per hour at its peak," he tells PrinceGeorgeMatters.
The showers began last week on Dec. 7, but Pollard says they will continue all the way up until Dec. 17.
He says the peak for visibility will be on the night of the 13th, all the way until the morning of the 14th.
"People can expect to see brighter meteorites, big shooting stars. ... And as Prince George is more northern, we have more time to see them with our nights being darker for longer."
Pollard encourages eager amateur astronomers to head to places without much light pollution to check out the shooting stars.
"The university hill, but away from the university's lights, is a great spot," he says. Other potential spots include Cottonwood Park and the walking trail along the greenbelt at 18th Avenue and Foothills Boulevard.
Pollard says while the weather may be cloudy at the peak of the shower on Thursday night, people interested in seeing meteors can still see some on other days throughout the week, "maybe just not as many."
For more information on what the Prince George Astronomical Society is up to, check out their Facebook page or their website.
— Jordan Tucker is a freelance writer for PrinceGeorgeMatters
