I also saw on yahoo a couple of days ago that in addition to this lunar eclipse, there is suppose to be another meteor shower tonight or early morning as well coming from some ancient asteroid, not a usual exploded comet.
The universe is lining up!--for something spectacular, IMO.
This is what Yahoo reported a couple of days ago...
Meteor Shower and Total Lunar Eclipse to Wow Skywatchers This Month
Skywatchers, grab your blankets. December's night sky spectacular will feature the best meteor shower of 2010 as well as the only total lunar eclipse of the year -- sights that should outshine any New Year's Eve fireworks display in terms of sheer wonder...on the night of Dec. 13. But anyone in North America who skips the total lunar eclipse on the night of Dec. 20 will be missing what promises to be the best lunar eclipse show until April 2014.
…Most meteor showers are caused by fragments of old comets scattered along a comet's orbit...The Geminid shower is unique in being associated not with a comet, but with an asteroid called 3200 Phaethon...
…The December holiday sky show doesn't end with the Geminid meteor shower. On the nights of Dec. 20 and Dec. 21, parts of four continents will be treated to a total eclipse of the moon — the only one to occur in 2010.
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