{"id":200838,"date":"2025-12-19T21:52:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/200838\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T21:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:52:11","slug":"geminid-meteors-streak-under-green-sky-photo-of-the-day-for-dec-19-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/200838\/","title":{"rendered":"Geminid meteors streak under green sky photo of the day for Dec. 19, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every December, Earth plows through a dusty lane of debris in space, and the night becomes illuminated by streaks of meteors. This year’s Geminids meteor shower <\/a>peaked around Dec. 13, with generally favorable viewing thanks to a relatively dim moon.<\/p>\n

The beauty of the Geminids was captured by astrophotographers<\/a> worldwide, including well-known astrophotographer Josh Dury<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is it?<\/p>\n

A meteor<\/a> isn’t a “falling star” but instead a piece of space grit, usually no bigger than a grain of sand, hitting the Earth’s atmosphere<\/a> at tens of miles per second and vaporizing in a bright, brief flare.<\/p>\n

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The point from which the Geminids appear to originate (also called the radiant) sits in the constellation Gemini<\/a>, near the bright star Castor<\/a>, which is why the meteor shower is named the Geminids.<\/p>\n

Where is it?<\/p>\n

This image was taken near the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula in Mexico. <\/a><\/p>\n

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This image shows fossils and meteors in one shot. (Image credit: Josh Dury)Why is it amazing?<\/p>\n

According to Dury’s instagram<\/a> post on this image: “The Geminids are strange; unlike most meteor showers, they are not debris from a comet, but rather – an asteroid.” The asteroid in question is 3200 Phaethon, which is known to act more like a comet<\/a> than an asteroid.<\/p>\n

“This narrative of asteroid fragments raining down conjured the image for me of the extinction of the dinosaurs when the Chicxulub asteroid impacted with the Earth,” Dury told Space.com. “Utilizing this year’s meteor shower over the fossilized dinosaur tracks, I was able to reconstruct the morbid scene that might well have been the final scene before life on earth changed as we know it.”<\/p>\n

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Want to learn more?<\/p>\n

You can learn more about meteor showers<\/a> and astrophotography<\/a>.<\/p>\n