Geminid Meteors: View from Wyoming
Astrophotographer Jan Curtis: "This year's display appeared to contain more brighter and colorful meteors but lacked the fainter-short meteor trails (at least naked-eye wise)."
Meteors come from leftover comet particles and bits from asteroids. When these objects come around the Sun, they leave a dusty trail behind them. Every year Earth passes through these debris trails. This allows the bits to collide with our atmosphere where they disintegrate to create fiery and colorful streaks in the sky. Unlike most meteor showers which originate from comets, the Geminids originate from an Apollo asteroid named 3200 Phaethon.
Learn about the Geminid Meteor shower:
Wyoming is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the south.
Image Credit: Jan Curtis
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Image Details: "I set up 2 GoPro Action Cams and Fujifilm X-T5 with Fujinon 16-55mm f/2.8 @ 16mm & F/2.8, ISO800 (for X-T5) 1250, 20s exposure and ran it for 11 hours under mostly clear skies with 27% Moonlight."
Image Date: Dec. 13, 2025
Image Date: Dec. 13, 2025
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