{"id":338733,"date":"2025-12-10T05:31:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T05:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/338733\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T05:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T05:31:11","slug":"best-places-to-watch-geminids-meteor-shower-in-perth-as-natural-fireworks-show-set-to-light-up-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/338733\/","title":{"rendered":"Best places to watch Geminids meteor shower in Perth as \u2018natural fireworks show\u2019 set to light up skies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perth<\/a>\u2019s night sky is set to light up in a \u201cnatural fireworks show\u201d this weekend, as the Geminids meteor shower is scheduled to spark up the dark.<\/p>\n

The Geminids, which are active every year in early and mid-December, are characterised by their colourful and radiant showers and will be visible nation-wide<\/a> this weekend.<\/p>\n

Where are the best places to see the Geminids meteor shower from Perth?<\/p>\n

Perth Observatory tour administrator Matt Woods says there are plenty of places around the metropolitan area where viewers can see the meteors, but will be more visible the further out from the city.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlaces like the South Ledge Lookout at Mundaring Weir, Point Peron, Rottnest Island, and Lake Leschenaultia are close to the city, and you should see a decent number of meteors,\u201d Mr Woods said.<\/p>\n

\"TheCamera IconThe Geminids meteor shower will be lighting up our skies this weekend. Credit: AAP<\/p>\n

\u201cTo get the full amazing experience, you do have to travel out to some of our amazing Central Wheatbelt, any rest area will do and believe me, it is worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sunday will be the best night to see the meteors, but they\u2019ll also be visible between Saturday, December 13 and Tuesday, December 16.<\/p>\n

Keen meteor-chasers might be in for a late night \u2014 the shower will be visible between 10pm Sunday night and 2am Monday morning WST.<\/p>\n

Macquarie University associate professor in astrophysics Devika Kamath says the Geminids are one of the most \u201creliable\u201d and \u201cspectacular\u201d meteor showers of the year, and are renowned for their rainbow tones lighting up our sky.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder dark skies, they can produce over 100 meteors per hour,\u201d Prof Kamath said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost meteor showers come from comets, but the Geminids are different: they come from an asteroid called 3200 Phaethon, [and] that rocky origin is thought to contribute to their bright, often colourful meteors, which can appear yellow, green or reddish.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe meteors seem to radiate from the constellation Gemini, near the bright stars Castor and Pollux, which is why the shower is called the Geminids.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheCamera IconThe Geminids meteor shower will be lighting up Perth this weekend. Credit: Jesse Taylor\/SuppliedWill I need a telescope to see the Geminids meteor shower?<\/p>\n

You won\u2019t need a telescope to see the colourful shower, according to Professor Kamath \u2014 they\u2019ll be so bright you\u2019ll be able to see them with your naked eye.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best approach is simply to head somewhere as dark as you can, give your eyes 20\u201330 minutes to adjust to the night, dress warmly, lie back on a blanket or reclining chair, and keep your gaze on as much of the sky as possible,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFace roughly north, a little to the north-east earlier in the night, but remember that Geminids meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, so try to keep a wide view rather than staring at one spot. If you can, head to a darker location away from bright streetlights \u2014 a park, oval, beach or headland with a clear northern horizon works well.<\/p>\n

\u201cTry not to look at your phone while you\u2019re out there \u2014 even a quick glance at a bright screen will reset your night vision.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Perth\u2019s night sky is set to light up in a \u201cnatural fireworks show\u201d this weekend, as the Geminids…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":338734,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[64,63,46,128,45],"class_list":["post-338733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-perth","tag-science","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}