Event Summary:

The Geminids

13-14th December 2019

9pm till dawn

The Geminids are an abundant meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to be a Palladian asteroid with a "rock comet" orbit.

This would make the Geminids, together with the Quadrantids, the only major meteor showers not originating from a comet.

Event Info:

We look forward to welcoming you to our space operations centre based on the former RAF Alconbury airfield to observe back scatter reflections from the peaks of November’s strongest meteor showers.

Our open observations are fun evenings where you will get the chance to experience a working radio observatory exploring several different techniques to gather data from meteor observations.

We provide refreshments and free parking for all our guests.